Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Dílesi, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Dílesi, Greece on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 7:20 PM GMT+2 (17:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-10-26 17:20:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.331° N, 23.696° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Athens area.

From the USGS event page for usp000gm31. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.81 km SW of Paralía Avlídhos, Greece · 6550 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.519 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 6522 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.36 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6554 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.211 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6562 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.49 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.213 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.213 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.59 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.29 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.69 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6577 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gm31. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.