Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 61 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 10:19 PM GMT+3 (19:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 51 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-28 19:19:40 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.290° N, 20.390° 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 usp000gfvh. 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
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.216 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.347 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6608 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.513 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.14 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6603 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.524 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.818 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.014 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6590 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.240 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.151 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6586 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.846 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 6570 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6566 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.161 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.641 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.83 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.027 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.277 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6617 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.736 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6618 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.313 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6619 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.23 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.525 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6621 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.721 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.537 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6623 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.525 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6624 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.28 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6624 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.440 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6629 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.233 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6631 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.520 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6631 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfvh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.