Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km W of Koilás, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km W of Koilás, Greece on Sun, Mar 27, 2005, 7:40 AM GMT+3 (04:40 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-27 04:40:08 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.390° N, 22.950° 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 usp000dk4z. 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
105°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7856 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.15 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7854 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7853 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.64 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7850 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.63 km NNE of Vlycháda, Greece · 7850 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.012 km SSE of Asopós, Greece · 7840 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.111 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7840 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.013 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7838 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.63 km S of Selínia, Greece · 7838 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.913 km S of Kyriáki, Greece · 7833 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.242 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7833 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.915 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7831 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.42 km W of Moúlki, Greece · 7831 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.812 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7831 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.716 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7830 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.711 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7829 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.016 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 7828 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.58 km SSE of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7828 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.93 km N of Saronída, Greece · 7827 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.533 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7825 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.914 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 7821 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.37 km NNW of Mégara, Greece · 7820 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7818 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.216 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7816 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7816 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.015 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7816 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.09 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7814 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.34 km W of Mégara, Greece · 7812 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 4.2southern Greece · 7810 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7809 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.75 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 7804 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.80 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7804 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.419 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7861 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.95 km N of Ástros, Greece · 7861 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.318 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7862 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.76 km S of Piraeus, Greece · 7862 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.74 km SW of Álimos, Greece · 7862 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7864 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.017 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7864 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.84 km ENE of Perachóra, Greece · 7865 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.413 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7865 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.18 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.912 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.919 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.013 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7866 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.14 km SW of Langádhia, Greece · 7867 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.921 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 7867 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.212 km WSW of Sikyón, Greece · 7876 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.515 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7878 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.54 km NW of Erythrés, Greece · 7880 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.212 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 7882 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dk4z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.