Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 45 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece on Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 9:30 AM GMT+2 (07:30 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 39 km W of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-21 07:30:51 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.690° N, 24.550° 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 usp000ddx9. 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
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.019 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7901 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.410 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7898 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.332 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7893 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.339 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7893 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.218 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7890 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.044 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7890 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.24 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7890 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.537 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7881 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.628 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.419 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.278 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7881 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.924 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7875 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.58 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7872 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.535 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7868 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7925 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.723 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7925 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7937 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.257 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7941 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.5117 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7943 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.555 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7944 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7944 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.711 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7946 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.721 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7950 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddx9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.