M2.9 earthquake Aegean Sea

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Oct 20, 2005, 3:28 PM GMT+3

UTC

2005-10-20 12:28:54 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.522° N, 23.929° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000e2ap. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

11

• Volos, GreecePopulation 86,048. Forecast86 kmENE
• Lárisa, GreecePopulation 146,926. Forecast130 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast304 kmWNW

After

1. 3.716 km E of Istiaía, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 10:18 PM GMT+3 · 7648 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
2. 3.343 km WSW of Mýrina, GreeceMon, Oct 24, 10:27 AM GMT+3 · 7648 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
3. 3.23 km ENE of Argalastí, GreeceTue, Oct 25, 8:56 AM GMT+3 · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
4. 3.34 km NNE of Istiaía, GreeceTue, Oct 25, 11:57 AM GMT+3 · 7647 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 3.210 km NE of Istiaía, GreeceFri, Oct 28, 7:23 PM GMT+3 · 7644 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.110 km E of Áno Lekhónia, GreeceWed, Nov 2, 12:54 PM GMT+2 · 7639 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
7. 3.231 km NE of Patitírion, GreeceWed, Nov 2, 1:00 PM GMT+2 · 7639 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.929 km NE of Patitírion, GreeceWed, Nov 2, 7:35 PM GMT+2 · 7639 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
9. 3.410 km E of Argalastí, GreeceSun, Nov 6, 9:42 AM GMT+2 · 7635 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.630 km E of Patitírion, GreeceMon, Nov 7, 3:56 AM GMT+2 · 7634 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.8Aegean SeaWed, Nov 9, 4:41 AM GMT+2 · 7632 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
12. 3.354 km NNE of Skýros, GreeceSat, Nov 12, 5:28 AM GMT+2 · 7629 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
13. 3.130 km SE of Karyes, GreeceThu, Nov 17, 9:48 PM GMT+2 · 7623 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.112 km SSE of Kassándreia, GreeceSat, Nov 19, 1:46 AM GMT+2 · 7622 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.914 km ENE of Istiaía, GreeceFri, Nov 25, 11:22 PM GMT+2 · 7615 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
16. 3.13 km S of Tríkeri, GreeceMon, Nov 28, 7:20 AM GMT+2 · 7613 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
17. 3.131 km SE of Karyes, GreeceMon, Nov 28, 7:49 PM GMT+2 · 7613 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.914 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, GreeceSat, Dec 3, 9:41 PM GMT+2 · 7607 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
19. 3.114 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, GreeceSat, Dec 3, 9:46 PM GMT+2 · 7607 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
20. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, GreeceSun, Dec 4, 7:22 AM GMT+2 · 7607 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
21. 3.13 km SE of Ormýlia, GreeceSun, Dec 4, 10:18 AM GMT+2 · 7607 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
22. 3.314 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, GreeceSun, Dec 4, 10:51 AM GMT+2 · 7607 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
23. 3.59 km ENE of Sárti, GreeceWed, Dec 7, 9:11 PM GMT+2 · 7603 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
24. 2.95 km WNW of Mantoúdi, GreeceFri, Dec 9, 1:59 PM GMT+2 · 7602 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.96 km NNE of Istiaía, GreeceFri, Dec 9, 7:58 PM GMT+2 · 7602 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.97 km SE of Istiaía, GreeceSun, Dec 11, 3:23 AM GMT+2 · 7600 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.96 km ENE of Pefkochóri, GreeceTue, Dec 13, 2:23 AM GMT+2 · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
28. 3.046 km WSW of Mýrina, GreeceFri, Dec 16, 7:12 AM GMT+2 · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
29. 3.143 km S of Sykiá, GreeceSat, Dec 17, 3:29 AM GMT+2 · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.7Aegean SeaThu, Oct 20, 4:14 AM GMT+3 · 7652 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.828 km SSE of Patitírion, GreeceTue, Oct 18, 11:56 PM GMT+3 · 7653 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
3. 4.344 km WSW of Mýrina, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 4:52 PM GMT+3 · 7655 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
4. 3.447 km NNE of Skýros, GreeceFri, Oct 7, 11:35 AM GMT+3 · 7665 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
5. 3.117 km E of Istiaía, GreeceSun, Oct 2, 8:09 AM GMT+3 · 7670 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
6. 3.048 km NNE of Skýros, GreeceSun, Oct 2, 7:59 AM GMT+3 · 7670 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.631 km NW of Mýrina, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 7:46 PM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.910 km SSW of Sykiá, GreeceMon, Sep 26, 10:39 PM GMT+3 · 7675 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.713 km E of Tríkeri, GreeceThu, Sep 22, 9:54 AM GMT+3 · 7680 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e2ap. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.