Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 47 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece on Sun, Aug 17, 2008, 4:22 PM GMT+3 (13:22 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-17 13:22:26 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.570° N, 23.740° 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 usp000gevx. 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
52°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.444 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6620 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.943 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6616 days ago · 58 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.28 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 6615 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.247 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6614 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.711 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.97 km N of Ormýlia, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.621 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.153 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6610 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.538 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6604 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.544 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6603 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.58 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 6603 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.223 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.947 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6596 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.549 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.512 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.521 km E of Pyrgetós, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.016 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 6582 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.821 km NE of Agiá, Greece · 6579 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 5.213 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.213 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.49 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6563 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.211 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6561 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.238 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6621 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.344 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6622 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.62 km NNW of Néa Ionía, Greece · 6623 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.62 km SE of Límni, Greece · 6623 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.547 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6625 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.047 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6625 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.547 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6625 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.453 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6625 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.323 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6628 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.339 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.141 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6628 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.047 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6628 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.216 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 6629 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.245 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6630 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.148 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6630 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.249 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6631 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.344 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6631 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.838 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6631 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.547 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.144 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6631 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gevx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.