Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km NW of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Leonídio, Greece on Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 7:56 AM GMT+2 (05:56 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (M), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-27 05:56:58 UTC
Depth
72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
37.240° N, 22.790° 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 usp000g03u. 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
115°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.329 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.320 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6785 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.43 km NW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.212 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.71 km SW of Kranídi, Greece · 6780 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.221 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6777 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.111 km ESE of Langádhia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.624 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6776 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.43 km SSE of Neméa, Greece · 6774 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.613 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 6772 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.38 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6771 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.18 km NNW of Kypséli, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.64 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.05 km NNW of Khiliomódhi, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.423 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6759 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.236 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6756 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.54 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6754 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.927 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 6743 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.27 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.49 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6737 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.58 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6737 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.08 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6737 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.016 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.228 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.416 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6794 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.230 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6795 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6796 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6805 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.36 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 6810 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.122 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6812 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.57 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6812 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.13 km ESE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6814 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.921 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.014 km SSE of Aegina, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.39 km N of Póros, Greece · 6821 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g03u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.