Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece on Sun, Sep 14, 2008, 11:03 PM GMT+3 (20:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-14 20:03:36 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.860° N, 22.320° 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 usp000gh21. 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6592 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6582 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.212 km S of Ligourión, Greece · 6580 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6579 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6535 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.5southern Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6611 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh21. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.