Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece on Sun, Mar 20, 2005, 3:18 AM GMT+2 (01:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 southern Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-20 01:18:59 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.490° N, 21.980° 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 usp000djkt. 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
115°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km NNE of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 7867 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.18 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.712 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7866 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.413 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.311 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7865 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.17 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7865 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.017 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7865 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.88 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 7864 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.115 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7863 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.318 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7862 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.95 km N of Ástros, Greece · 7862 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.419 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7862 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7860 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.335 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7858 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7857 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.84 km S of Témeni, Greece · 7856 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.32 km ESE of Gastoúni, Greece · 7852 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.02 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 7852 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.93 km NNW of Rododáfni, Greece · 7852 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.43 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7851 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.13 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7851 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.17 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7849 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.04 km ENE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7846 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.522 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7845 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.111 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7840 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.14 km SSW of Kamárai, Greece · 7839 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.316 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7839 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.111 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7838 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.42 km W of Moúlki, Greece · 7832 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.711 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7829 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.812 km S of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7828 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.78 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7826 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7824 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.07 km W of Kyparissía, Greece · 7823 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 3.216 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 3.313 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7818 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.623 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7816 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.9southern Greece · 7816 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.30 km E of Várda, Greece · 7816 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 3.27 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 7815 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.09 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7814 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7813 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 3.27 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7812 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 4.2southern Greece · 7811 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7809 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7808 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 3.1southern Greece · 7807 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.93 km N of Témeni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.919 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7867 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.013 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7867 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.14 km SW of Langádhia, Greece · 7867 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.524 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7870 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.87 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7874 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.212 km WSW of Sikyón, Greece · 7876 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.515 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7878 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.14 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7878 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.04 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7879 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.610 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.02 km E of Antirrio, Greece · 7880 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.310 km W of Koróni, Greece · 7881 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.316 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7882 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.010 km E of Kréstena, Greece · 7883 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.212 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 7883 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.21 km E of Antirrio, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.33 km SW of Kamárai, Greece · 7888 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.06 km WNW of Kamárai, Greece · 7888 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.311 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7888 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.02 km W of Rododáfni, Greece · 7888 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djkt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.