Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 77 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 12:41 PM GMT+3 (09:41 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 23 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-19 09:41:32 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.090° N, 22.850° 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 usp000gf07. 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
259°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6617 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.219 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.357 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6608 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.4108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.4101 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.127 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.350 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6605 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.740 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6569 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.2107 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.524 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.388 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.3104 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6633 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.447 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6636 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.392 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.171 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6637 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.184 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6641 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.248 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6648 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3105 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf07. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.