Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 45 km SW of Gáïos, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Fri, Sep 5, 2008, 8:01 PM GMT+3 (17:01 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-05 17:01:20 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.870° N, 19.860° 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 usp000ggfv. 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
120°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6599 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.013 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6546 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6602 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.2Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.25 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.75 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6614 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.07 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6614 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.16 km SSW of Vónitsa, Greece · 6615 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.027 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.48 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.44 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.19 km NE of Vónitsa, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.35 km WSW of Monastiráki, Greece · 6619 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.53 km NW of Pérdika, Greece · 6622 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.82 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6622 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.537 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6623 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.317 km S of Párga, Greece · 6624 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.310 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6625 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.119 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.212 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.311 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 6627 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggfv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.