Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km NNE of Gýtheio, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Gýtheio, Greece on Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 3:49 AM GMT+3 (00:49 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-18 00:49:44 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.810° N, 22.590° 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 usp000gcfd. 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
159°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6644 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.361 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6634 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.05 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.013 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6632 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6631 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 6628 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6625 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6622 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.58 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.342 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.327 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.927 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6652 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.429 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.232 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.331 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.539 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6652 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.450 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.458 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6654 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.413 km E of Koróni, Greece · 6655 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.824 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6655 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.75 km NNE of Kalamata, Greece · 6656 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.563 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6656 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.515 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.017 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.557 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6660 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.340 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6661 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.74 km W of Arfará, Greece · 6663 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcfd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.