Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 52 km N of Andros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 52 km N of Andros, Greece on Mon, Aug 25, 2008, 4:39 AM GMT+3 (01:39 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-25 01:39:28 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.310° N, 24.940° 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 usp000gff3. 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
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6609 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.648 km N of Andros, Greece · 6613 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.87 km SW of Oxílithos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.023 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6615 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.310 km N of Alivéri, Greece · 6616 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.512 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 6634 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.93 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6641 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.56 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6641 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gff3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.