Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km W of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km W of Askós, Greece on Fri, Aug 29, 2008, 7:49 AM GMT+3 (04:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km SSE of Asvestochóri, 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
2008-08-29 04:49:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.740° N, 23.260° 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 usp000gfwp. 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
174°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km SW of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 6608 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.811 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 6604 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.81 km SSE of Asvestochóri, Greece · 6601 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.88 km SW of Miravci, North Macedonia · 6595 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.63 km N of Bogdanci, North Macedonia · 6595 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.512 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 6593 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.521 km E of Pyrgetós, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km SW of Askós, Greece · 6610 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.212 km SW of Néa Michanióna, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.97 km N of Ormýlia, Greece · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.28 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 6614 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.011 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfwp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.