Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 19 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 4:20 AM GMT+3 (01:20 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km SE of Ýdra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Sparta forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-28 01:20:10 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.960° N, 22.950° 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 usp000gfs0. 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
137°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.812 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.911 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.5southern Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.78 km ESE of Kardamýli, Greece · 6594 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6593 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.132 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.813 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 6590 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.14 km W of Meligalás, Greece · 6583 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.87 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 6583 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.212 km S of Ligourión, Greece · 6581 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6580 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6613 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.129 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6617 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6624 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6627 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.02 km WSW of Krokeés, Greece · 6627 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.02 km SW of Krokeés, Greece · 6627 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.99 km WNW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6627 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.23 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.24 km NW of Ýdra, Greece · 6632 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.510 km NNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.013 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 6633 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.05 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 6633 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.710 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 6633 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfs0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.