2008 Dodecanese earthquake

Date	15 July 2008
Magnitude	6.4 Mw (USGS)[1], 6.2 (GINOA)[2]
Depth:	68 km
Epicenter location:	near Kattavia, Rhodes
Countries/ regions affected	Greece  Turkey
Casualties:	1 [3][4]

The 2008 Dodecanese earthquake, on 15 July 2008, was a deadly earthquake near Kattavia on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The quake struck at at 06:26 a.m. local time (GMT+3) and one woman was killed when she slipped and fell as she tried to flee her home.^[3] However, the earthquake did not cause any major damage.^[5][3] The earthquake was felt across the entire eastern Mediterranean, as far west as Libya, and inland as far as Damascus.^[4] There was a significant aftershock the next day, 16 July, at 02:52 a.m. local time, which resulted in additional injuries.^[6] The aftershock was rated between 4.8 M_w^[7] and 5.0 M_w ^[8].

There is not unanimity on the location of the epicenter. The USGS places the epicenter at 35°58′59″N 27°47′06″E / 35.983, 27.785 which is under the island of Rhodes about 3.4 kilometers northeast of Kattavia; while the Athens Institute of Geodynamics coordinates (35°51′N 27°55′E / 35.85, 27.92) place the epicenter 19 km southeast of Kattavia which is off the island, under the seabed.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Magnitude 6.4 Dodecanese Islands, Greece" Preliminary Earthquake Report, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey accessed 29 July 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} "Seismicity Catalogs" for 15 July 2008 3:26 GMT, Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens accessed 29 July 2008
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Rhodes Quake Kills One", E-Kathimerini (2008-07-15). Retrieved on 2008-07-29. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "M 6.4 - Dodecanese Islands, Greece" PACER system, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey accessed 29 July 2008
5. ^ Staff (15 July 2008) "Strong earthquake hits Greek island of Rhodes" Belfast Telegraph accessed 23 August 2008
6. ^ "Earthquake strikes Greek island of Rhodes; no damage, injuries reported" International Herald Tribune accessed 29 July 2008
7. ^ "Seismicity Catalogs" for 15 July 2008 23:52 GMT, Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens accessed 29 July 2008
8. ^ "Magnitude 5.0 Dodecanese Islands, Greece" Preliminary Earthquake Report, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey accessed 29 July 2008