Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 40 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Tue, Sep 2, 2008, 2:13 AM GMT+3 (23:13 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-01 23:13:47 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 23.550° 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 usp000gg6a. 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
177°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6607 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6626 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg6a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.