Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km NNE of Sísion, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Sísion, Greece on Mon, Aug 25, 2008, 8:26 PM GMT+3 (17:26 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 25 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-25 17:26:04 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.410° N, 25.560° 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 usp000gfhb. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.129 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.124 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6609 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.041 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.529 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.859 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6608 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.126 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.730 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.935 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6607 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.918 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6607 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.263 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6606 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.147 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6603 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.824 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.917 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6564 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.222 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6562 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.716 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 6553 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.337 km NW of Fry, Greece · 6553 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.226 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6613 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.147 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.024 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6614 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.067 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6614 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.328 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6615 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.142 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.333 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6616 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.217 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6617 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.09 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 6619 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.445 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6621 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.611 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.339 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6622 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.259 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.144 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6624 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.553 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.448 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6626 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.37 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 6628 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.133 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.136 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6630 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.1Crete, Greece · 6632 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfhb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.