Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km E of Eláteia, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km E of Eláteia, Greece on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, 12:19 AM GMT+2 (22:19 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 13 km E of Chalandrítsa, 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
2008-01-20 22:19:30 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.630° 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 usp000fx49. 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
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 6829 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.46 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6828 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.915 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6828 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.713 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 6828 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.112 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 6828 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.910 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 6827 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.66 km S of Argalastí, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.92 km NW of Río, Greece · 6824 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.019 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6824 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.17 km NW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 6824 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.810 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6823 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.610 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6822 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.013 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 6821 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.52 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6820 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.60 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 6820 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.30 km NE of Kastélla, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.68 km W of Oreoí, Greece · 6817 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.315 km ENE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6817 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.311 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.310 km SSE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6816 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.01 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6815 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.26 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6815 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.514 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.111 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.713 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 28
  26. 3.012 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.19 km E of Aidipsós, Greece · 6814 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.114 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6814 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.13 km ESE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6814 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 3.21 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.57 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6812 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.122 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6812 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.29 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 6809 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.92 km SW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6803 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.53 km WSW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.213 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6797 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.07 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6795 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.114 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 6791 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 3.212 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6791 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 3.913 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.112 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 3.012 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 3.010 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.04 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 6785 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.814 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6784 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 3.310 km E of Thérmo, Greece · 6781 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.16 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 6781 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.43 km NW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 3.410 km WNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 6780 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.02 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6776 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.29 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 3.43 km SSE of Neméa, Greece · 6774 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.716 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 6772 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.613 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 6772 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.419 km ESE of Domokós, Greece · 6770 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km NNE of Anávra, Greece · 6831 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.39 km WNW of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 6831 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.37 km WNW of Néon Monastírion, Greece · 6831 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.410 km ENE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6832 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.114 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6833 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.013 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6834 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.04 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 6834 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.113 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6834 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.25 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6835 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.57 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 6836 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.34 km N of Rododáfni, Greece · 6839 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.310 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 6841 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.88 km N of Loukísia, Greece · 6842 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.23 km SSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 6843 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.32 km NNE of Aígio, Greece · 6844 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.16 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 6846 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.07 km SE of Kanália, Greece · 6848 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.22 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6852 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.316 km ENE of Aíyira, Greece · 6855 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.16 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 6855 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx49. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.