Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 27 km SE of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Leonídio, Greece on Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 12:00 AM GMT+3 (21:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km N of Megalópoli, 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
2008-04-16 21:00:06 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.000° N, 23.080° 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 usp000g43w. 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
160°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.257 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6740 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.27 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.49 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6738 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.58 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6737 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.08 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6737 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.815 km WSW of Árgos, Greece · 6731 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.68 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6730 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.029 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6729 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.56 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 6729 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6721 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.310 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 6720 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.85 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 6716 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.73 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 6713 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.122 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6713 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.511 km W of Karyés, Greece · 6710 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6706 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.711 km SE of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6705 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.09 km WSW of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 6704 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.113 km NE of Leonídio, Greece · 6704 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.219 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6702 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.322 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6702 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.717 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6701 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.811 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6701 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.717 km SW of Asopós, Greece · 6700 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.831 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6699 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.418 km SE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6698 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.454 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6697 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.88 km WNW of Karyés, Greece · 6696 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.529 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6696 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.85 km N of Megalópoli, Greece · 6693 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.42 km N of Thouría, Greece · 6691 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.119 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6683 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.645 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6750 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.248 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6752 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6752 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.54 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6754 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.236 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6756 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.423 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 6759 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.536 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6761 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.05 km NNW of Khiliomódhi, Greece · 6764 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.64 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6766 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.18 km NNW of Kypséli, Greece · 6767 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.343 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.38 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6772 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g43w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.