Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km S of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km S of Géfyra, Greece on Tue, Feb 1, 2005, 3:42 PM GMT+2 (13:42 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 38 km WSW of Kýthira, 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
2005-02-01 13:42:51 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 23.000° 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 usp000dfbh. 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
155°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km W of Karyés, Greece · 7908 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.816 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7906 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.018 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7906 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.822 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 7906 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.342 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7905 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.239 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7904 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.138 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7894 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.337 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7891 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.03 km SW of Moláoi, Greece · 7887 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.248 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.452 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.456 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7883 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7881 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7868 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.921 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 7868 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7864 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.365 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7861 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7859 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.147 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7856 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.820 km SSW of Spétses, Greece · 7918 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.526 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.140 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7930 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.464 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7934 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfbh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.