Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 44 km NNE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on Sat, Feb 2, 2008, 10:27 PM GMT+2 (20:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km N of Kými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-02 20:27:47 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.250° N, 24.830° 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 usp000fy0p. 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
123°
Stations used
10

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.530 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.449 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6813 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.129 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6811 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.128 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6810 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.422 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6806 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 6805 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.439 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6804 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.820 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 6797 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.322 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 6783 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.436 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 6779 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.3Aegean Sea · 6778 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.6Aegean Sea · 6778 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6774 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.931 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 6771 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.531 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.232 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.730 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 6771 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.432 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.432 km N of Kými, Greece · 6771 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.631 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6770 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.233 km N of Kými, Greece · 6770 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 6769 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.031 km N of Kými, Greece · 6768 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.359 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 6766 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.124 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.545 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 6826 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.432 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6828 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6830 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.423 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6832 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.548 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.845 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.633 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6834 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.033 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6834 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.830 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6834 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.424 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.922 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.123 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.220 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6837 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.512 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6838 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.735 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 6839 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.922 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.128 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 6845 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6845 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fy0p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.