Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km E of Itháki, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km E of Itháki, Greece on Sat, Aug 30, 2008, 10:40 PM GMT+3 (19:40 UTC), 4 km (2 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 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-30 19:40:03 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.360° N, 20.820° 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 usp000gg10. 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
151°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece · 6607 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.712 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.212 km SE of Lápas, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.011 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.27 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.24 km SE of Chávari, Greece · 6605 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.25 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.87 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6605 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.26 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.61 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.51 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 6604 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.97 km W of Kamárai, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.813 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.05 km NW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6599 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.240 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.74 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6584 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.63 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6584 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.52 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.73 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.74 km SSE of Traganón, Greece · 6574 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6567 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6560 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.513 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.216 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.2Greece · 6609 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.05 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.10 km SW of Royítika, Greece · 6609 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.21 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 6609 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.00 km SSW of Traganón, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.87 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.65 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.611 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.910 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6613 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.86 km SE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6613 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.24 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.34 km WSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.42 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.313 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 6614 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.911 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.97 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.96 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6614 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.74 km E of Traganón, Greece · 6615 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg10. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.