Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Samos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Samos, Greece on Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 1:49 PM GMT+2 (11:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NNE of Mytilinioí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-10 11:49:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.790° N, 26.950° 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 usp000g159. 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
169°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.32 km S of Pythagóreio, Greece · 6780 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.37 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6766 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.47 km WSW of Chóra, Greece · 6764 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6763 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.715 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.327 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6750 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6749 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.22 km NNE of Mytilinioí, Greece · 6748 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.513 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 6744 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.54 km E of Vathý, Greece · 6739 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.318 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.314 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 6738 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.914 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6737 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.410 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6732 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6724 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.75 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 6724 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6721 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.618 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6720 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km SE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6781 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.54 km SW of Kokkári, Greece · 6787 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.011 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6789 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.621 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 6794 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.35 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 6807 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g159. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.