Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece on Sat, Jul 12, 2008, 10:45 PM GMT+3 (19:45 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 34 km SW 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
2008-07-12 19:45:00 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.700° N, 21.010° 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 usp000gc05. 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
200°, 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 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.426 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.128 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.025 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.122 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.523 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.66 km ESE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.12 km NE of Amaliáda, Greece · 6655 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.35 km NW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6655 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.24 km E of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6655 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.923 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6654 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.07 km N of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6654 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.010 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6654 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.011 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6654 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.39 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6654 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.36 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6653 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.427 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.011 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6653 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.748 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6653 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.81 km NE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 6653 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.512 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6652 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.811 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.27 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6651 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.415 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6651 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.212 km E of Lálas, Greece · 6651 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.013 km E of Lálas, Greece · 6651 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.633 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6651 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.07 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6651 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 3.216 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6651 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.06 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6651 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 3.01 km W of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6650 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.412 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6650 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.23 km NW of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6650 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.04 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6650 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.06 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6650 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.310 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6650 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.115 km NW of Manoláda, Greece · 6650 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.13 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6650 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.93 km NNW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6650 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 3.05 km ENE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6650 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 3.03 km ENE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6650 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.18 km SE of Lápas, Greece · 6650 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.98 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6649 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 3.15 km S of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6649 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 3.748 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6649 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 3.2southern Greece · 6649 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.010 km NNE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6649 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 3.256 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6649 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 3.26 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6648 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 3.06 km SSE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6648 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.93 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6647 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.23 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 6647 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.15 km SSE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6647 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.02 km WNW of Limnokhórion, Greece · 6646 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.313 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6646 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.12 km ESE of Chávari, Greece · 6646 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.39 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 6645 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 3.27 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6644 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.216 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6644 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.126 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6656 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.231 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.69 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 6657 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.027 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.118 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.432 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.04 km WSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6657 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.99 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6657 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.25 km S of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6657 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.96 km SSW of Kréstena, Greece · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.89 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6657 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.06 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6658 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.14 km W of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 6658 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.011 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6658 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.010 km SE of Várda, Greece · 6658 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.919 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6658 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.09 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6659 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.110 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6659 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.81 km ESE of Chávari, Greece · 6659 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.85 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 6659 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc05. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.