Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km NNW of Asopós, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Asopós, Greece on Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 12:36 AM GMT+3 (21:36 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km SE of Ýdra, 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
2008-08-12 21:36:06 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 22.840° 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 usp000geh2. 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
138°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6622 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6611 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.5southern Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 4.132 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.212 km S of Ligourión, Greece · 6580 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6578 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 6628 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6631 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.013 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6632 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.05 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.13 km NNE of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.83 km N of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6639 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6644 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000geh2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.