Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece on Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 9:57 PM GMT+2 (19:57 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km N of Kými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-22 19:57:47 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.980° N, 23.310° 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 usp000fx8f. 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
228°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 6828 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.910 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 6827 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.66 km S of Argalastí, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.17 km NW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 6824 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.60 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 6820 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.30 km NE of Kastélla, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.68 km W of Oreoí, Greece · 6817 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.19 km E of Aidipsós, Greece · 6815 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.025 km E of Agiá, Greece · 6812 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.029 km NNE of Zagorá, Greece · 6812 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.129 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6811 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.031 km E of Agiá, Greece · 6810 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.04 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 6785 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.16 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 6781 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.6Aegean Sea · 6778 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.931 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 6772 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.531 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.232 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.730 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 6771 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.432 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.432 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.631 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6771 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.233 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.419 km ESE of Domokós, Greece · 6770 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.915 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6829 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.96 km E of Eláteia, Greece · 6830 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.423 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6832 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.424 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.922 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.123 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.88 km N of Loukísia, Greece · 6842 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.23 km SSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 6843 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.07 km SE of Kanália, Greece · 6849 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.16 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 6856 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.87 km W of Roviés, Greece · 6856 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.57 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 6856 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.313 km SSW of Agriá, Greece · 6858 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx8f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.