Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece on Thu, Jan 17, 2008, 4:22 PM GMT+2 (14:22 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km NW of Lefkímmi, 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
2008-01-17 14:22:44 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.520° N, 20.660° 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 usp000fwwj. 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
121°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.725 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.13 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 6832 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.39 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 6825 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.96 km NW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6825 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.219 km SW of Grevená, Greece · 6819 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.37 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 6817 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.631 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6815 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.015 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.32 km SSE of Libohovë, Albania · 6814 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.625 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.55 km SE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6812 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.27 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 6812 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.49 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6812 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.325 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.39 km WNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6811 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.37 km WSW of Këlcyrë, Albania · 6808 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.23 km SE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 6806 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.914 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6805 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.36 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.23 km NW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.38 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6805 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.17 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6803 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.15 km ESE of Amfilochía, Greece · 6802 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.316 km E of Himarë, Albania · 6802 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.510 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 6798 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.82 km NW of Lefkímmi, Greece · 6796 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.20 km SSE of Igoumenítsa, Greece · 6795 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 3.33 km SW of Megála Kalývia, Greece · 6793 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.413 km ENE of Leskovik, Albania · 6793 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.01 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.215 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 6789 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.16 km SSE of Parapótamos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.515 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6782 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.318 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6780 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.411 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 6780 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.14 km ENE of Thesprotikó, Greece · 6778 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6834 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.019 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6834 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.210 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 6835 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.317 km NNW of Acharávi, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.59 km NNE of Pappadátes, Greece · 6839 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.18 km W of Párga, Greece · 6840 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.76 km NNW of Archontochóri, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.511 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 6843 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.10 km W of Néos Oropós, Greece · 6843 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.03 km N of Thesprotikó, Greece · 6843 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.07 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 6843 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.411 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 6844 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.24 km ESE of Kanaláki, Greece · 6845 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.50 km WSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 6845 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.28 km ENE of Gáïos, Greece · 6845 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.48 km WSW of Párga, Greece · 6845 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.64 km WSW of Leskovik, Albania · 6849 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.012 km W of Pediní, Greece · 6850 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.215 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 6850 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.711 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6850 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwwj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.