Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Greece on Fri, Dec 17, 2004, 1:57 AM GMT+2 (23:57 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 km S of Megalochóri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-16 23:57:40 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.170° N, 22.640° 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 usp000dav6. 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
72°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.38 km SSW of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7959 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.46 km NNE of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7959 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.36 km S of Kainoúryion, Greece · 7959 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.45 km S of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7959 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.36 km S of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7959 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.44 km NNW of Eláteia, Greece · 7959 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.07 km NNW of Eláteia, Greece · 7959 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.51 km WSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7959 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.27 km SSW of Kainoúryion, Greece · 7959 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.64 km SSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7959 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.35 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7959 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.26 km S of Kainoúryion, Greece · 7959 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.07 km SSW of Kainoúryion, Greece · 7959 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.82 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7957 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.42 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.85 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7955 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.05 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7954 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.96 km NNW of Eláteia, Greece · 7953 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.48 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7953 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.97 km SSW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7953 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.07 km NW of Eláteia, Greece · 7953 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.9Greece · 7953 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.65 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7951 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.72 km SSW of Kyrás Vrýsi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.814 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7943 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.52 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7942 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.714 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7942 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.57 km S of Megalochóri, Greece · 7942 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.1southern Greece · 7941 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.87 km ENE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7939 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.52 km NW of Kastélla, Greece · 7938 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.210 km SE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7937 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.94 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7936 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.77 km NNW of Neméa, Greece · 7936 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.04 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7934 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.213 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7934 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.37 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7933 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.62 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.810 km NE of Kiáto, Greece · 7923 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.719 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7922 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.55 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 7921 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.53 km SSW of Langádhia, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 3.410 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 3.25 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 3.05 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.85 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 3.47 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.310 km E of Lálas, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 4.05 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 3.85 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 4.03 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.21 km N of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.82 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.53 km NNE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.24 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 3.36 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.04 km NE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7918 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.911 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7914 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.93 km WNW of Kastélla, Greece · 7913 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 3.32 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7908 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.713 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7960 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.22 km NE of Ovriá, Greece · 7969 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.510 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7970 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7970 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.07 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7971 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.22 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7971 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Thívai, Greece · 7971 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.43 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7971 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.96 km N of Dhrosiá, Greece · 7971 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.710 km SSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7971 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.55 km ESE of Dídyma, Greece · 7985 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.210 km SSW of Piraeus, Greece · 7986 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.011 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7987 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.12 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7988 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.0Greece · 7989 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.97 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7989 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dav6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.