Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Feb 1, 2008, 7:56 AM GMT+2 (05:56 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 50 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-01 05:56:13 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 22.920° 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 usp000fxwx. 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.523 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.426 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.027 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.621 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.227 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6816 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.562 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6805 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 6.550 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6805 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 55
  10. 3.325 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6805 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.362 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6800 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.945 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6800 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.155 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.349 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.070 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.163 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.045 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.844 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.249 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.143 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.159 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.158 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.048 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.237 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.162 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.242 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.556 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.249 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.260 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.142 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.959 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.130 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.344 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.257 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.358 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.454 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 3.157 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.553 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.748 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.254 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 3.448 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 3.859 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6798 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.235 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6797 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 3.867 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6797 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 3.637 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6797 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.542 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6797 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.666 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6796 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.365 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6796 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.257 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6796 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6795 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.254 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 3.448 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.230 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 3.755 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6795 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.750 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6794 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 3.320 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.323 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.521 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.116 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6824 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.445 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6829 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.675 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6829 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.663 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6830 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.95 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6839 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.48 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6842 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.730 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6842 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.242 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6843 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.86 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxwx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.