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2008 Dodecanese earthquake

Field	Value
name	2008 Dodecanese earthquake
relief	1
{{Location map~	Greece	lat	35.93	long=27.81	mark=Bullseye1.png	marksize=40}}
{{Location map~	Greece	lat	40.65	long=22.9	label=Thessaloniki	label_size=100	mark=Green pog.svg}}
{{Location map~	Greece	lat	37.96	long=23.71	label=Athens	label_size=100	mark=Green pog.svg}}
float	center
width	250
timestamp	2008-07-15 03:26:35
isc-event	13389231
anss-url	iscgem13389231
local-date
local-time	06:26:35 EEST
magnitude	6.4
depth	52 km
location
affected	Greece
intensity
pga
casualties	1 dead{{cite news
url	http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_16/07/2008_98624
date	2008-07-15
title	Rhodes Quake Kills One
accessdate	2008-07-29
publisher	E-Kathimerini
}}</ref><ref name	"PACER-1"["M 6.4 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece" PACER system, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey](https://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/pager/events/us/2008umai/index.html) . Accessed: 29 July 2008.

| isc-event = 13389231 | anss-url = iscgem13389231 | local-date = | local-time = 06:26:35 EEST

The 2008 Dodecanese earthquake occurred near Kattavia on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on 15 July. The quake struck at 06:26 a.m. local time (UTC+3) and one woman was killed when she slipped and fell as she tried to flee her home. However, the earthquake did not cause any major damage. The earthquake was felt across the entire eastern Mediterranean, as far west as Libya, and inland as far as Damascus.

There was a significant aftershock the next day, 16 July, at 02:52 a.m. local time, which resulted in additional injuries. The aftershock was rated 4.8 .

References

[https://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/pager/events/us/2008umai/index.html "M 6.4 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece" PACER system, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-07-31 . Accessed: 29 July 2008.)
[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/strong-earthquake-hits-greek-island-of-rhodes-13909454.html Staff (15 July 2008) "Strong earthquake hits Greek island of Rhodes" ''Belfast Telegraph'']. Accessed: 23 August 2008.
[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/16/europe/EU-Greece-Earthquake.php "Earthquake strikes Greek island of Rhodes; no damage, injuries reported" ''International Herald Tribune'']. Accessed: 29 July 2008.
[http://www.gein.noa.gr/services/info-en.html "Seismicity Catalogs" for 15 July 2008 23:52 UTC, Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens]. Accessed: 29 July 2008.
[https://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_umcw.html "Magnitude 5.0 Dodecanese Islands, Greece" Preliminary Earthquake Report, Earthquake Hazards program, United States Geological Survey]. Accessed: 29 July 2008. {{dead link. (September 2016)
ISC. (2015). "ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)". [[International Seismological Centre]].
"M 6.4 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece". United States Geological Survey.

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