Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 27 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 27 km W of Émponas, Greece on Mon, Jan 7, 2008, 6:14 PM GMT+2 (16:14 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 40 km W of Émponas, 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
2008-01-07 16:14:16 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.270° N, 27.560° 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 usp000fw6p. 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
118°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 6837 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.510 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.149 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6833 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.432 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6830 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.226 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6827 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6826 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6823 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.653 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.410 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6818 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.117 km E of Kos, Greece · 6816 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6815 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.345 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6814 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.341 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.338 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.517 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.330 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6811 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.447 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 6810 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.349 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6810 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.113 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6810 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.442 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.726 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.111 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 6795 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.840 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6785 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.836 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6785 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.418 km SW of Pánormos, Greece · 6849 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.347 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 6851 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.131 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6856 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.347 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 6864 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.510 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6864 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.540 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 6865 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.130 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 6865 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.020 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6866 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.426 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6867 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.458 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 6870 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.420 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6872 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw6p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.