M3.5 earthquake 45 km N of Sitia, Greece

Magnitude

3.5 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Aug 5, 2008, 4:05 PM GMT+3

UTC

2008-08-05 13:05:41 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.610° N, 26.180° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000gdwm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

22

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast99 kmENE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast323 kmSSW

After

1. 3.046 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Aug 8, 1:35 PM GMT+3 · 6630 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, GreeceSun, Aug 10, 4:14 AM GMT+3 · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
3. 3.128 km SSE of Fry, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 9:31 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
4. 3.058 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Aug 11, 11:12 AM GMT+3 · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
5. 3.448 km N of Sitia, GreeceTue, Aug 12, 4:28 PM GMT+3 · 6626 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
6. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 14, 1:42 PM GMT+3 · 6624 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.259 km N of Sitia, GreeceThu, Aug 14, 7:24 PM GMT+3 · 6624 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
8. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Aug 16, 11:59 AM GMT+3 · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.445 km N of Sitia, GreeceSat, Aug 16, 10:40 PM GMT+3 · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 0 km away
10. 3.412 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 4:46 AM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
11. 3.532 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 6:14 AM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.913 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 17, 7:46 PM GMT+3 · 6621 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
13. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, GreeceTue, Aug 19, 5:48 AM GMT+3 · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
14. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 7:10 PM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.024 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Aug 20, 10:52 PM GMT+3 · 6618 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
16. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Aug 22, 8:15 AM GMT+3 · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
17. 3.155 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 24, 12:37 AM GMT+3 · 6615 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
18. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 24, 1:13 AM GMT+3 · 6615 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.911 km NNE of Sísion, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 8:26 PM GMT+3 · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
20. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 28, 9:10 AM GMT+3 · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
21. 3.330 km NNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 9:54 AM GMT+3 · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
22. 2.924 km SSW of Fry, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 7:18 PM GMT+3 · 6609 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
23. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 2:35 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 8:35 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
25. 3.125 km NW of Fry, GreeceSat, Aug 30, 1:15 PM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
26. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 1:09 AM GMT+3 · 6608 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 5:07 AM GMT+3 · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
28. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Sep 1, 7:58 AM GMT+3 · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
29. 3.139 km S of Fry, GreeceWed, Sep 3, 1:29 PM GMT+3 · 6604 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
30. 3.231 km WSW of Astypálaia, GreeceFri, Sep 12, 1:21 PM GMT+3 · 6595 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
31. 3.722 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Sep 14, 11:04 PM GMT+3 · 6593 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 3.239 km N of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 2:36 PM GMT+3 · 6633 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
2. 3.243 km SSE of Astypálaia, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 9:58 AM GMT+3 · 6633 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.654 km N of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 6:13 AM GMT+3 · 6633 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
4. 3.013 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 4, 12:01 PM GMT+3 · 6634 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.443 km NNE of Sitia, GreeceMon, Aug 4, 1:28 AM GMT+3 · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
6. 3.543 km N of Sitia, GreeceSun, Aug 3, 8:56 PM GMT+3 · 6635 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.336 km NNE of Sitia, GreeceSat, Aug 2, 1:43 AM GMT+3 · 6637 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
8. 3.129 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Jul 31, 3:00 PM GMT+3 · 6638 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
9. 3.362 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Jul 28, 2:51 AM GMT+3 · 6641 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.958 km S of Mandráki, GreeceSun, Jul 27, 5:28 AM GMT+3 · 6642 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.951 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Jul 23, 5:59 AM GMT+3 · 6646 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.964 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceTue, Jul 22, 10:29 PM GMT+3 · 6647 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
13. 3.048 km NNW of Fry, GreeceMon, Jul 21, 4:25 AM GMT+3 · 6648 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
14. 3.018 km N of Fry, GreeceMon, Jul 21, 3:39 AM GMT+3 · 6648 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
15. 3.449 km NNE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Jul 19, 3:18 PM GMT+3 · 6650 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
16. 3.012 km N of Fry, GreeceSat, Jul 19, 9:13 AM GMT+3 · 6650 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.815 km N of Fry, GreeceSat, Jul 19, 9:10 AM GMT+3 · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.813 km ESE of Fry, GreeceSat, Jul 19, 9:08 AM GMT+3 · 6650 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.932 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Jul 17, 9:00 AM GMT+3 · 6652 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
20. 3.136 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Jul 17, 2:20 AM GMT+3 · 6653 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdwm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.