Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 60 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece on Fri, Aug 26, 2005, 10:55 AM GMT+3 (07:55 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NNE of Eloúnda, 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
2005-08-26 07:55:03 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.870° N, 25.750° 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 usp000dy2z. 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
176°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.326 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7698 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.226 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7696 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.044 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7684 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.535 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7677 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.437 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7677 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.462 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7676 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7674 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.453 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7657 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.331 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7649 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.047 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7648 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.424 km NE of Firá, Greece · 7720 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.125 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7722 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 7730 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 7733 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dy2z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.