Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km NNE of Galatás, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Galatás, Greece on Sun, Sep 21, 2008, 10:54 AM GMT+3 (07:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-21 07:54:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.440° N, 21.600° 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 usp000ghfb. 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
184°, 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6584 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.63 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6584 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.914 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6581 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.817 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6581 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.912 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6581 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.52 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.73 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6577 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6566 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.911 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6564 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6559 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.610 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6554 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.36 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6554 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.915 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6553 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.018 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6551 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.94 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6543 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.310 km E of Témeni, Greece · 6530 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.110 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6529 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.57 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.35 km SE of Lálas, Greece · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.05 km NW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.813 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6602 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.97 km W of Kamárai, Greece · 6603 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.51 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 6604 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.86 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6604 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.61 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.26 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.87 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6605 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.25 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.24 km SE of Chávari, Greece · 6605 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.27 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.011 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghfb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.