M3.3 earthquake 15 km NNE of Samos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Samos, Greece on Sun, Aug 31, 2008, 7:39 AM GMT+3 (04:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-31 04:39:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.876° N, 27.054° 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 usp000gg24. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6607 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.112 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 6605 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 3.010 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6607 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.33 km N of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.416 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg24. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.