Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km W of Arfará, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km W of Arfará, Greece on Sun, Jul 6, 2008, 4:15 PM GMT+3 (13:15 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km SW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-06 13:15:57 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.160° N, 21.990° 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 usp000gbfv. 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
161°
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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6662 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.340 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6660 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.645 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.557 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.81 km ESE of Chávari, Greece · 6659 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.011 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6658 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.06 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6657 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.89 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6657 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.96 km SSW of Kréstena, Greece · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.017 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.432 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.118 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.027 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.69 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6656 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.231 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.126 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.128 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.025 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.122 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.75 km NNE of Kalamata, Greece · 6656 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.12 km NE of Amaliáda, Greece · 6655 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.413 km E of Koróni, Greece · 6655 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.923 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6654 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.07 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6654 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.010 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6654 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.458 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6653 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.427 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.450 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.539 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6652 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.927 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6652 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.342 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.86 km NNE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 3.415 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6651 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.212 km E of Lálas, Greece · 6651 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.013 km E of Lálas, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 3.310 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6650 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.2southern Greece · 6649 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.010 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6649 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6646 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.12 km ESE of Chávari, Greece · 6645 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.216 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6644 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.86 km NNE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6644 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.114 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6643 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.811 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6642 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.319 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6641 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.122 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6641 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.249 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6640 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 3.16 km NW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6639 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.112 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6639 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.38 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6639 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.08 km SSW of Zacháro, Greece · 6639 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 3.03 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 6639 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.21 km SSW of Savália, Greece · 6639 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.69 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6662 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.211 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6664 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.96 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6664 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.313 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 6664 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.39 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6665 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.317 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.717 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.411 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 6666 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.27 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6666 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.414 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6666 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.17 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6667 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.815 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 6667 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.313 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6668 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.38 km E of Kréstena, Greece · 6668 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.30 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6668 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.415 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6668 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.812 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6668 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.435 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6668 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.33 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 6669 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gbfv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.