Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km E of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km E of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, Jul 23, 2008, 8:22 PM GMT+3 (17:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, 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
2008-07-23 17:22:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.840° N, 24.350° 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 usp000gczx. 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
205°, 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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.927 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6648 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.248 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6645 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6645 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6645 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6644 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6644 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.034 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6642 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6641 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.720 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6639 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.447 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6638 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6634 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6630 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6624 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6618 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6615 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6614 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6614 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6610 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6609 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6597 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.024 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6651 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.435 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6652 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.976 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.118 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.229 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6653 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.020 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6655 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6655 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.341 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6657 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.130 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6658 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.451 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6659 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.035 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6659 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.133 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6659 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.343 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6659 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.03 km NW of Thrapsanón, Greece · 6661 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.07 km ENE of Pánormos, Greece · 6663 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.121 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6667 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.319 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6671 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.732 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.66 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6674 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gczx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.