Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Sými, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Sými, Greece on Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 1:03 AM GMT+2 (23:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 44 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-03-09 23:03:31 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.585° N, 27.739° 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 usp000g13n. 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
91°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 6781 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.956 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6780 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.249 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6777 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.244 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6774 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.017 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6769 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.033 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 6762 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.015 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6760 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.242 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6760 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.158 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.549 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6754 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.75 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6752 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.336 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6747 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.37 km ENE of Émponas, Greece · 6746 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.733 km ESE of Ródos, Greece · 6743 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.155 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6742 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.352 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6742 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.357 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6742 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.016 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6739 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.517 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6739 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6732 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.020 km E of Mandráki, Greece · 6731 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.618 km E of Kos, Greece · 6729 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.439 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6784 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.836 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6788 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.840 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6788 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.349 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g13n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.