Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km S of Ptolema?da, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Ptolema?da, Greece on Sun, Sep 21, 2008, 9:00 PM GMT+3 (18:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-21 18:00:01 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.430° N, 21.670° 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 usp000ghg4. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 3.29 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 6592 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.99 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 6593 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.610 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 6603 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.57 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 6603 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.76 km SSE of Pogradec, Albania · 6610 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.02 km NE of Maliq, Albania · 6610 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.07 km WNW of Bilisht, Albania · 6610 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.16 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.212 km SW of Néa Michanióna, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.33 km NW of Kleítos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghg4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.