Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 84 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 84 km S of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Sep 2, 2008, 11:04 PM GMT+3 (20:04 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 101 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-02 20:04:42 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.070° N, 21.530° 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 usp000gg8t. 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
279°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.127 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.445 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.043 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6602 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6599 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6594 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6592 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6591 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.295 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6576 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6606 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6609 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.583 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.297 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.846 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6615 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.6southern Greece · 6615 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.463 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6616 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6619 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.220 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg8t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.