Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km ENE of Kárystos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Kárystos, Greece on Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 3:38 PM GMT+2 (13:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km N of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-13 13:38:15 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.020° N, 24.430° 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 usp000fwms. 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
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 6838 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.816 km E of Limín Mesoyaías, Greece · 6834 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6822 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6822 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.60 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 6821 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.30 km NE of Kastélla, Greece · 6821 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6806 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.92 km SW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6804 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.53 km WSW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6802 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.04 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 6786 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.16 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 6782 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.626 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 6855 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.916 km S of Skýros, Greece · 6855 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.78 km ENE of Limín Mesoyaías, Greece · 6860 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwms. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.