M4.4 earthquake 56 km SSW of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Koróni, Greece on Thu, Dec 25, 2008, 1:59 AM GMT+2 (23:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 71 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-24 23:59:13 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.310° N, 21.770° 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 usp000grdm. 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
- 106°
- Stations used
- 102
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.813 km S of Kopanáki, Greece · 6486 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.318 km SSE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6481 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
- 4.971 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6452 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grdm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.