June 8, 2008 Earthquake: Achaia, Ileia, Greece
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Achaia, Ileia, Greece on June 8, 2008 at 12:25:29 UTC, 16 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 8, 2008
- Time
- 12:25:29 UTC
- Place
- Achaia, Ileia, Greece
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.963° N, 21.525° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 240
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1,156
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Two people killed, at least 240 injured and at least 1,156 buildings damaged or destroyed in Achaia and Ileia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), Greece
- August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, Greece
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- September 7, 1999, Athens, Greece
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7925.