Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km N of Varvásaina, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km N of Varvásaina, Greece on Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 4:57 AM GMT+2 (02:57 UTC), 14 km (9 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 02:57:02 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.700° N, 21.500° 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 usp000fza2. 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
157°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6800 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.47 km ESE of Kréstena, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.610 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6798 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.213 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6798 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.2southern Greece · 6796 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.3Ionian Sea · 6796 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.01 km NE of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6796 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.07 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6795 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.717 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6793 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.34 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.212 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6791 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.421 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.517 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.119 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6791 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.913 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.112 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 6790 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.012 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.741 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6790 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.010 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6790 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.419 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6789 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.23 km WSW of Kréstena, Greece · 6788 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.16 km SW of Makrísia, Greece · 6787 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.814 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6785 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.31 km SSE of Makrísia, Greece · 6782 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.210 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6782 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.25 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 6782 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.39 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.02 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6777 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.111 km ESE of Langádhia, Greece · 6777 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.29 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.613 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6775 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.629 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6774 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.613 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 6773 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.43 km WNW of Chávari, Greece · 6771 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.09 km NNW of Galatás, Greece · 6771 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.00 km SE of Río, Greece · 6770 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.011 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 6769 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.89 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 6769 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.416 km S of Neochórion, Greece · 6768 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.35 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6767 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 3.10 km NW of Lechainá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 3.221 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6766 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 3.23 km NE of Antirrio, Greece · 6766 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.011 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6764 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 3.44 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 6764 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 3.1Greece · 6760 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 3.230 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6760 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6760 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 3.23 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6759 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.24 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.912 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6759 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.12 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6758 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.05 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.0Greece · 6758 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.73 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6758 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 3.79 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 6757 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.918 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 6755 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 3.06 km WNW of Royítika, Greece · 6755 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.310 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 6753 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 3.557 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6802 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.217 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 6802 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.359 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6802 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.23 km ENE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6803 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.97 km NE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6803 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.25 km E of Aitolikó, Greece · 6808 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.29 km SW of Aígio, Greece · 6810 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.315 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6811 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.36 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 6811 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.122 km SSE of Aíyira, Greece · 6813 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.21 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6813 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.138 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6815 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.114 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6815 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.07 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6815 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.811 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.012 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.012 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.211 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.713 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 28
  20. 3.711 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6816 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fza2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.