Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 8:01 AM GMT+2 (06:01 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km N of Póros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (M), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-06 06:01:23 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.110° N, 22.840° 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 usp000fw2z. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
12

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 6844 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.242 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6843 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.84 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6843 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.48 km WSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6842 days ago · 80 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.95 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6839 days ago · 71 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.412 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6832 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.311 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6831 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.411 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6831 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.116 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6824 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6821 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.521 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.323 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.320 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.921 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.915 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.523 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.426 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.027 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.621 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.227 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6816 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.36 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 6810 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.237 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6799 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6795 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 3.230 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.416 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.228 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.016 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.449 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6793 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.510 km NW of Leonídio, Greece · 6792 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.329 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.320 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6785 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 6.215 km WNW of Leonídio, Greece · 6845 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 521
  2. 3.64 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 6846 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.529 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6852 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.248 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 6852 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6866 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.49 km ESE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6867 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.32 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6870 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.15 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 6873 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw2z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.