Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Sámi, Greece on Sat, Apr 19, 2008, 11:07 PM GMT+3 (20:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 15 km ESE of Várda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-04-19 20:07:20 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.350° N, 20.500° 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 usp000g4bw. 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
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.810 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6739 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.415 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6738 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.09 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 6735 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.617 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 6730 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.97 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6727 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.44 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6724 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.11 km ESE of Mataránga, Greece · 6724 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.33 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 6723 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.412 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6723 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.025 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6723 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.620 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6723 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.24 km SSE of Gavaloú, Greece · 6722 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.426 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6722 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.44 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 6721 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.518 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6720 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.420 km W of Itháki, Greece · 6719 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.324 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6719 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.711 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6717 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.55 km SW of Thérmo, Greece · 6717 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.37 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6716 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.661 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6715 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.22 km NNW of Savália, Greece · 6715 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.26 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 6713 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.12 km E of Gavaloú, Greece · 6712 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.691 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6712 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.62 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6711 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 3.26 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 6708 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.48 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 6708 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.98 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6708 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.6Greece · 6707 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.416 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6707 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.13 km SW of Manoláda, Greece · 6707 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.44 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6706 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.567 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6705 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.39 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6703 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.18 km N of Lepenoú, Greece · 6703 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.310 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6702 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.227 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6702 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.911 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6700 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.17 km ENE of Gáïos, Greece · 6698 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.68 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6695 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.39 km W of Sámi, Greece · 6695 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.18 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6694 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 3.913 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.411 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.513 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6694 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 3.715 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6694 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 3.27 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 6693 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.52 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6693 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 4.310 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6693 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.321 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6693 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 3.33 km N of Argostólion, Greece · 6693 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.39 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6691 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 6.415 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 6690 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 451
  55. 3.37 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6690 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6690 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.64 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6690 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.810 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6690 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 3.311 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6690 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.27 km ESE of Lápas, Greece · 6690 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.615 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6741 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.633 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6742 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.63 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6751 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.06 km WNW of Royítika, Greece · 6754 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.513 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6756 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.536 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 6756 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6757 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6758 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.38 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.313 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 6763 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.15 km ESE of Gáïos, Greece · 6765 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6767 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.418 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6769 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4bw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.