Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 4:30 AM GMT+3 (01:30 UTC), 4 km (2 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 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-12 01:30:53 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.390° N, 22.850° 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 usp000gefh. 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
186°, 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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6625 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6622 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.425 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6611 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6605 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6592 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6578 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6626 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6626 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.369 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.547 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6630 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.035 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.487 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6639 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.226 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.86 km NNE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.233 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6651 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.342 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gefh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.