M4.5 earthquake 35 km W of Mílos, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 35 km W of Mílos, Greece on Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 5:58 AM GMT+3 (02:58 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-09-16 02:58:39 UTC
- Depth
- 137.0 km (85.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.690° N, 24.030° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000gh4k. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 162
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.132 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.636 km SE of Lávrio, Greece · 6569 days ago · 166 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.332 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6542 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6608 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.15 km W of Folégandros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.232 km NW of Sérifos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh4k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.