Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km SW of Kítsi, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Kítsi, Greece on Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 12:48 AM GMT+3 (21:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Ýdra, 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
2008-07-18 21:48:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.840° N, 23.830° 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 usp000gcht. 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km NNE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6644 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.116 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6644 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.03 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.510 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.56 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6641 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.93 km S of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 6641 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.810 km NE of Ermióni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.48 km NNW of Loukísia, Greece · 6635 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.83 km N of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.13 km NNE of Ýdra, Greece · 6635 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.610 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6634 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.512 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 6634 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.710 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6632 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.67 km NNW of Kypséli, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.510 km NNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6631 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.77 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6623 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.232 km NW of Sérifos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.310 km N of Alivéri, Greece · 6616 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.87 km SW of Oxílithos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.73 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 6597 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.04 km S of Vília, Greece · 6596 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km W of Perachóra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.07 km NNE of Vathý, Greece · 6667 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.953 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6672 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.03 km WNW of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6676 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcht. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.