Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Eresós, Greece on Wed, Jun 11, 2008, 6:08 AM GMT+3 (03:08 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km NE of Psará, 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
2008-06-11 03:08:01 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.160° N, 25.890° 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 usp000g971. 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
99°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 6685 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.534 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6684 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.328 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6681 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.634 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 6677 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6671 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.140 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6671 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.038 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 6671 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.439 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6663 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6659 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6656 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6653 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.027 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.825 km E of Skýros, Greece · 6648 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6644 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6637 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.324 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 6689 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.541 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6694 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.121 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6694 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 6695 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6696 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.121 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.322 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.411 km NNE of Ezine, Turkey · 6698 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 6698 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.218 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6699 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.339 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6699 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.118 km NW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6700 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.637 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.443 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.416 km WSW of Vrontádos, Greece · 6701 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.427 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6703 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.321 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6703 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.342 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 6714 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g971. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.