Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 21 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Mon, Sep 1, 2008, 12:19 PM GMT+3 (09:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. 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
2008-09-01 09:19:08 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.899° N, 26.081° 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 usp000gg54. 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
132°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6604 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6596 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.416 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg54. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.