Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 20 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, 3:00 AM GMT+3 (00:00 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-01 00:00:37 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.920° N, 24.290° 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 usp000gdjf. 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
167°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.447 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6637 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6633 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6629 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.713 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6623 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.336 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6617 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6617 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6616 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.129 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6613 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.363 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6612 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6610 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6610 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6609 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.021 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.146 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6608 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 3.136 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.118 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6607 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 3.721 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 6606 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.148 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.268 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6596 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.224 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.034 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6641 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.922 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6642 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.030 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6643 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.145 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6644 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.248 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6644 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.927 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6647 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.824 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6647 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.024 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6647 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.0Crete, Greece · 6650 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.435 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.371 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6652 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.118 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.229 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6652 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.020 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6654 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.318 km ESE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6654 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.341 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6656 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.130 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6657 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdjf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.