Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km NE of Aígio, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Aígio, Greece on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 6:01 AM GMT+3 (03:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-23 03:01:22 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.290° N, 22.120° 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 usp000gfa4. 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.74 km E of Traganón, Greece · 6615 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.96 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6614 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.17 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.97 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.911 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.313 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 6614 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.34 km WSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.24 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.86 km SE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6613 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.910 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6613 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.611 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.65 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.915 km NNE of Langádhia, Greece · 6611 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.00 km SSW of Traganón, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.21 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.10 km SW of Royítika, Greece · 6609 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.912 km SSW of Lidoríki, Greece · 6609 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.213 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.712 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.212 km SE of Lápas, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.011 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.27 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.24 km SE of Chávari, Greece · 6605 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.25 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.87 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6605 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.26 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.61 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.86 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6604 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.51 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 6604 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.97 km W of Kamárai, Greece · 6603 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.64 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6602 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.813 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.05 km NW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 3.35 km SE of Lálas, Greece · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.57 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.74 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6584 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.63 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6584 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 3.914 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6582 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.817 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6582 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.87 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6581 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.912 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6581 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.52 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.73 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.21 km E of Lálas, Greece · 6616 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.74 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 6617 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.72 km SSW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.66 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.16 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6617 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.03 km S of Amfíkleia, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.43 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.91 km NE of Mindilóglion, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.33 km NNE of Savália, Greece · 6618 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.611 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.615 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.112 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6618 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.08 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6618 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.25 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6619 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.96 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6619 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.24 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6619 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.13 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.24 km SE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6619 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.98 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.12 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6621 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfa4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.