Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 5:05 AM GMT+2 (03:05 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-20 03:05:14 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.700° N, 21.430° 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 usp000fza4. 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
163°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.47 km ESE of Kréstena, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.213 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6797 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.2southern Greece · 6795 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6795 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.01 km NE of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6795 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.07 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6795 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6792 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6791 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.212 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6791 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.913 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.112 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.012 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.010 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6789 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.23 km WSW of Kréstena, Greece · 6787 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.16 km SW of Makrísia, Greece · 6786 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.814 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6784 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.336 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6782 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.31 km SSE of Makrísia, Greece · 6782 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.210 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6781 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6781 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 3.39 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.02 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6777 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.111 km ESE of Langádhia, Greece · 6776 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.29 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6774 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.629 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6773 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.613 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 6772 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.43 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6771 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.09 km NNW of Galatás, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.00 km SE of Río, Greece · 6769 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.89 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 6768 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6767 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.35 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6767 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 3.221 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6766 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 3.23 km NE of Antirrio, Greece · 6765 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.011 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6764 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.44 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 6763 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.38 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.1Greece · 6759 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.230 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6759 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.24 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6758 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.912 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6758 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 3.12 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.05 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 3.0Greece · 6757 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.73 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.06 km WNW of Royítika, Greece · 6754 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.92 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 6749 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.73 km N of Varvásaina, Greece · 6800 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.557 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6801 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.359 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6801 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.23 km ENE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6802 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.97 km NE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6802 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.25 km E of Aitolikó, Greece · 6808 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.29 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 6810 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.315 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6810 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.36 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 6810 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.122 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6812 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.21 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6812 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.138 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6814 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.114 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6814 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.07 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.811 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.012 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.012 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.211 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.713 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 28

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fza4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.