Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km SW of Chalkída, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Chalkída, Greece on Fri, Oct 14, 2005, 10:16 AM GMT+3 (07:16 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km E of Istiaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-14 07:16:07 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.450° N, 23.580° 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 usp000e1ta. 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
169°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.132 km S of Skýros, Greece · 7658 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.86 km SE of Martínon, Greece · 7658 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.54 km NW of Vathí, Greece · 7658 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.510 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 7657 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.611 km E of Malesína, Greece · 7657 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.9Greece · 7656 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.816 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7654 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.828 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 7654 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.7Aegean Sea · 7652 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.77 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 7649 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.716 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7649 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.60 km WSW of Fylí, Greece · 7648 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.23 km ENE of Argalastí, Greece · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.34 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7647 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.31 km NE of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7647 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.711 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece · 7647 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.92 km NE of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7645 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.210 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7644 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.81 km SSW of Vraná, Greece · 7639 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.812 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.410 km E of Argalastí, Greece · 7635 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.630 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7634 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.23 km ENE of Pentéli, Greece · 7634 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7632 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.713 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7628 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.910 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7625 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.26 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7625 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.81 km ENE of Livadeiá, Greece · 7621 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.110 km WSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.914 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7616 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.13 km S of Tríkeri, Greece · 7613 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.98 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7613 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.74 km N of Domvraína, Greece · 7612 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.81 km NE of Pentéli, Greece · 7611 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 3.02 km WSW of Vokhaïkó, Greece · 7610 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7607 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.712 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7605 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.817 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7602 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.95 km WNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7602 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.96 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7602 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 3.110 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7602 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.97 km SE of Istiaía, Greece · 7600 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.97 km W of Roviés, Greece · 7599 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km SSE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7660 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.117 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7670 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.77 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7676 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.54 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7678 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.713 km E of Tríkeri, Greece · 7680 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.77 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.13 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 7684 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.97 km E of Domvraína, Greece · 7684 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.60 km E of Ellinikó, Greece · 7684 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.52 km NNW of Alivéri, Greece · 7688 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1ta. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.