Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 27 km SW of Sými, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Sými, Greece on Tue, May 20, 2008, 4:11 AM GMT+3 (01:11 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 35 km SSW of Lárdos, 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
2008-05-20 01:11:07 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.470° N, 27.590° 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 usp000g79d. 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
74°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6710 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.217 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6709 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.223 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6709 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.432 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6708 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.813 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6702 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.034 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.626 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6684 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.531 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6684 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.320 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6684 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.331 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6684 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.744 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6681 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6679 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.219 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6672 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6665 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.414 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6665 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.359 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6665 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.27 km N of Émponas, Greece · 6661 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.020 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.245 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6654 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 6.435 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 231
  23. 3.316 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.234 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.221 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.229 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.134 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.128 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.652 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.928 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 3.434 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.322 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.536 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 4.926 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.928 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.335 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.334 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.635 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.536 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 3.036 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.536 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 3.733 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6651 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.142 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.815 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 147 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 3.144 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.242 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6715 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.849 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6718 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.618 km E of Kos, Greece · 6726 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.020 km E of Mandráki, Greece · 6728 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6729 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.221 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6735 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.517 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6736 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.016 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6737 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g79d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.