Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 76 km S of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 76 km S of Koróni, Greece on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 2:35 PM GMT+3 (11:35 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-17 11:35:32 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.110° N, 21.830° 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 usp000gevq. 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
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6617 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.6southern Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6606 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.684 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.5southern Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6594 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6592 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6591 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6576 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6622 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.742 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6623 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6626 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.480 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6626 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.5105 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6629 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.164 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.369 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.344 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6631 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6631 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.487 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6635 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.392 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6637 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.2161 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.5102 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6637 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.3116 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6637 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.498 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.361 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6638 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gevq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.