Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km N of Loukísia, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km N of Loukísia, Greece on Wed, Jan 9, 2008, 1:14 AM GMT+2 (23:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-08 23:14:24 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.560° N, 23.440° 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 usp000fw9u. 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
159°
Stations used
5

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.123 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.922 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.424 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.423 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6832 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.96 km E of Eláteia, Greece · 6830 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.915 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6828 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.713 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 6828 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.112 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 6828 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.910 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 6827 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.66 km S of Argalastí, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.610 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6822 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.60 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 6820 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.30 km NE of Kastélla, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.68 km W of Oreoí, Greece · 6817 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.19 km E of Aidipsós, Greece · 6814 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.13 km ESE of Xylókastro, Greece · 6814 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.57 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 6812 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.92 km SW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6803 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.53 km WSW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.07 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.114 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 6791 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.14 km NNW of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 6787 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.04 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 6785 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.23 km SSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 6843 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.316 km ENE of Aíyira, Greece · 6855 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.16 km SW of Thívai, Greece · 6855 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.87 km W of Roviés, Greece · 6856 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.57 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 6856 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.313 km SSW of Agriá, Greece · 6858 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.78 km ENE of Limín Mesoyaías, Greece · 6858 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.11 km SW of Roviés, Greece · 6858 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.57 km WNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6862 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.312 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 6868 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw9u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.