Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Sardínia, Greece on Sun, Aug 31, 2008, 2:36 AM GMT+3 (23:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km NNW of Lixoúri, 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
2008-08-30 23:36:02 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.880° N, 21.180° 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 usp000gg1b. 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
179°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114 km WSW of Pediní, Greece · 6606 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6606 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.87 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6606 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.61 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.86 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6605 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.51 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 6604 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.97 km W of Kamárai, Greece · 6604 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.17 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6603 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.05 km NW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6602 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.59 km W of Préveza, Greece · 6600 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.96 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.21 km NNE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6589 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.412 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.59 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 6586 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.74 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.63 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.85 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6580 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.217 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6579 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.52 km SSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.73 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6578 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.64 km WSW of Sámi, Greece · 6567 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.95 km SW of Valsamáta, Greece · 6567 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.911 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 6565 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.16 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 6560 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.915 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6554 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.018 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6552 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.88 km E of Itháki, Greece · 6608 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.2Greece · 6609 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.213 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.10 km SW of Royítika, Greece · 6610 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.25 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 6611 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.87 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.65 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.611 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.86 km SE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6613 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.24 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.34 km WSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.42 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 6614 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.75 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 6614 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.17 km NE of Karpenísi, Greece · 6615 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.07 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 6615 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.16 km SSW of Vónitsa, Greece · 6616 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.83 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.97 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.72 km SSW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.66 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg1b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.