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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Arcadia, 28 km northeast of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 05:14 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 75 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 6, 2008 05:14:20 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6.2
Depth	75.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.216°N / 22.693°E (Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece)
Antipode	37.216°S / 157.307°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Poros (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	16 km (10 mi) WNW of Leonidio (Peloponnes) (pop: 3,020) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) S of Astros (pop: 2,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) NE of Sparta (Sparti) (pop: 16,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Napoli di Romania (Nafplio, Péloponnèse) (pop: 14,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SE of Tripoli (pop: 26,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) S of Argos (pop: 22,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) ENE of Kalamata (pop: 54,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SSW of Corinto (pop: 30,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 125 km (78 mi) SW of Athens (Attica) (pop: 664,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SE of Patras (West Greece) (pop: 168,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹⁴ joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.2	75 km	southern Greece	USGS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Ankara, Turkey (ANTO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 926 km / 575 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ankara, Turkey: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Ankara, Turkey: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Ankara, Turkey: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Grafenberg, Germany (GRFO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1664 km / 1034 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Grafenberg, Germany: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Grafenberg, Germany: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Grafenberg, Germany: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: San Pablo, Spain (PAB/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2362 km / 1468 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station San Pablo, Spain: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station San Pablo, Spain: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station San Pablo, Spain: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Kevo, Finland (KEV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3628 km / 2254 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kevo, Finland: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Kevo, Finland: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kevo, Finland: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Kabul, Afghanistan (KBL/IU network) | Distance from quake: 4145 km / 2576 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kabul, Afghanistan: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Kabul, Afghanistan: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kabul, Afghanistan: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (61 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jul 4, 2008 00:33 15 years ago	3.1 4 km	30 km SW of Molaoi, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jul 3, 2008 23:45 15 years ago	3.3 21 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jul 3, 2008 23:31 15 years ago	2.7 18 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jul 3, 2008 04:07 15 years ago	3.4 9 km	Arcadia, 23 km N of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 30, 2008 21:00 15 years ago	3.4 1.7 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 27, 2008 00:01 15 years ago	3.3 13 km	29 km SW of Molaoi, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 26, 2008 03:56 15 years ago	2.8 27 km	20 km S of Skala, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 26, 2008 03:11 15 years ago	3.3 17 km	25 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 23, 2008 02:41 15 years ago	3.0 23 km	Nisida Bourtzi, 0.6 km SE of Hera, Nomos Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 21, 2008 01:09 15 years ago	3.1 4 km	10.5 km E of Pigadi, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 18, 2008 01:58 15 years ago	5.1 83 km	Nisida Bourtzi, 0.6 km E of Neo Iraio, Nomos Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 15, 2008 20:56 15 years ago	3.1 19 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 8, 2008 07:39 15 years ago	3.4 17 km	9.6 km NW of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 6, 2008 08:41 15 years ago	3.8 71 km	5.5 km N of Megalopolis, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jun 2, 2008 21:18 15 years ago	2.8 8 km	20 km S of Tripoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 31, 2008 19:51 15 years ago	3.4 19 km	20 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 29, 2008 22:08 15 years ago	2.7 23 km	18 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 29, 2008 13:12 15 years ago	2.8 11 km	12 km S of Megalopolis, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 28, 2008 16:38 15 years ago	2.7 11 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 27, 2008 23:22 15 years ago	3.3 13 km	28 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 27, 2008 22:22 15 years ago	3.2 20 km	25 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 26, 2008 06:55 15 years ago	3.1 3 km	Nisida Bourmpoulo, 10.5 km E of Tyros, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 25, 2008 18:59 15 years ago	3.0 25 km	Nisida Bourmpoulo, 9.3 km SW of Porto Heli, Nomos Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 23, 2008 21:28 15 years ago	3.1 19 km	18 km S of Stoupa, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 20, 2008 02:01 15 years ago	2.5 6 km	southern Greece	More
May 16, 2008 22:55 15 years ago	2.7 11 km	4 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 13, 2008 16:47 15 years ago	2.8 5 km	5.7 km S of Megalopolis, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 11, 2008 04:46 15 years ago	2.7 9 km	16 km NW of Megalopolis, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
May 1, 2008 11:20 15 years ago	3.5 13 km	Nisida Meropi, 21 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 30, 2008 16:12 15 years ago	3.0 11 km	29 km NE of Sykia, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 30, 2008 13:37 15 years ago	3.6 18 km	Nisida Meropi, 20 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 30, 2008 10:03 15 years ago	3.1 14 km	7.1 km S of Vytina, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 29, 2008 07:10 15 years ago	2.8 28 km	Nisida Bourtzi, 15 km W of Argos, Nomos Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 22, 2008 17:28 15 years ago	3.0 16 km	Nisida Meropi, 21 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 22, 2008 15:28 15 years ago	3.5 15 km	Nisida Meropi, 23 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 22, 2008 15:00 15 years ago	3.4 19 km	Nisida Meropi, 21 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 21, 2008 18:21 15 years ago	3.2 5 km	Nisida Meropi, 18 km S of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Apr 16, 2008 21:00 15 years ago	2.9 11 km	26 km S of Nisida Spetsopoula Island, Attica, Greece	More
Apr 5, 2008 17:49 15 years ago	2.5 59 km	southern Greece	More
Apr 1, 2008 03:13 15 years ago	3.4 5 km	19 km S of Stoupa, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 27, 2008 14:51 15 years ago	3.0 10 km	2 km NW of Mapsos, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 24, 2008 16:10 15 years ago	3.6 19 km	Nisida Agios Fokas, 2.5 km S of Angelona, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 19, 2008 13:06 15 years ago	3.3 54 km	Arcadia, 15 km NE of Geraki, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 19, 2008 00:36 15 years ago	2.6 16 km	southern Greece	More
Mar 17, 2008 00:03 15 years ago	3.4 35 km	Corinthia, 18 km N of Argos, Nomos Argolidos, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 15, 2008 03:08 15 years ago	3.6 5 km	3.8 km W of Pyrgos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 14, 2008 11:29 15 years ago	3.1 13 km	2.4 km SW of Vytina, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Mar 10, 2008 15:26 15 years ago	2.7 89 km	Nisida Petrothalassas, Peloponnese, 85 km SW of Athens, Greece	More
Mar 3, 2008 23:21 15 years ago	3.1 31 km	2.4 km NE of Archaies Kleones, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Feb 27, 2008 05:56 15 years ago	2.5 72 km	southern Greece	More
Feb 26, 2008 05:26 15 years ago	3.0 4 km	26 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Feb 26, 2008 03:27 15 years ago	3.4 12 km	23 km SW of Asopos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Feb 25, 2008 00:26 15 years ago	3.4 7 km	15 km E of Pyrgos, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Feb 24, 2008 13:04 15 years ago	3.4 16 km	13 km E of Geraki, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Feb 9, 2008 18:19 15 years ago	3.3 14 km	10.1 km N of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jan 11, 2008 17:59 15 years ago	2.9 71 km	Arcadia, 35 km E of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jan 11, 2008 12:56 15 years ago	3.9 10 km	Arcadia, 35 km E of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jan 8, 2008 23:23 15 years ago	3.4 80 km	Arcadia, 31 km E of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jan 7, 2008 23:44 15 years ago	2.8 41 km	Arcadia, 36 km E of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More
Jan 6, 2008 07:49 15 years ago	3.4 26 km	Nisida Agios Ioannis, 18 km SE of Porto Heli, Greece	More
Jan 6, 2008 06:01 15 years ago	2.8 41 km	Arcadia, 37 km E of Sparta, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece	More

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