Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km SE of Límni, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Límni, Greece on Fri, Aug 15, 2008, 2:01 AM GMT+3 (23:01 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-14 23:01:18 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 23.340° 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 usp000gepr. 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
104°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812 km WSW of Antikyra, Greece · 6624 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.62 km NNW of Néa Ionía, Greece · 6624 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.610 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.87 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6623 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.947 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.444 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6621 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.03 km S of Amfíkleia, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.943 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6617 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.310 km N of Alivéri, Greece · 6617 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.87 km SW of Oxílithos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.247 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6615 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.711 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 6615 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.621 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.544 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6604 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.58 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 6604 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.64 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6603 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.73 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.04 km S of Vília, Greece · 6597 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.016 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6583 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.914 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6582 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.817 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6582 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.912 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 6582 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.69 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6578 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.29 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6578 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.59 km SW of Vília, Greece · 6578 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.77 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6624 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.547 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6626 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.73 km NNE of Amfíkleia, Greece · 6626 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.323 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6629 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.141 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6629 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.216 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 6630 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.112 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6631 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.245 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6631 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.838 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6632 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.144 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6632 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.75 km NNW of Aidipsós, Greece · 6632 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.7Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.3Greece · 6633 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.530 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6633 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.847 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6634 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.73 km WNW of Atalánti, Greece · 6634 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.242 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.512 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 6635 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.043 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6635 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.043 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6635 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gepr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.