Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km E of Pyrgetós, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km E of Pyrgetós, Greece on Tue, Sep 16, 2008, 7:08 PM GMT+3 (16:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 21 km NE of Agiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-16 16:08:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.910° 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 usp000gh5s. 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km NE of Agiá, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.512 km WSW of Sykiá, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.947 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6596 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.223 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.81 km SSE of Asvestochóri, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.58 km ESE of Tríkeri, Greece · 6604 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.544 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6604 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.538 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.910 km W of Askós, Greece · 6610 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.08 km SW of Askós, Greece · 6610 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.212 km SW of Néa Michanióna, Greece · 6612 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.97 km N of Ormýlia, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.247 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6615 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.28 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 6615 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.943 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 6617 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.444 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6621 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh5s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.