Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Kými, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Kými, Greece on Sun, May 8, 2005, 3:57 PM GMT+3 (12:57 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-08 12:57:30 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.730° N, 23.950° 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 usp000dq70. 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
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km NE of Tríkeri, Greece · 7816 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.810 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7814 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.64 km ENE of Néa Palátia, Greece · 7812 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.06 km NE of Límni, Greece · 7809 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.91 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7808 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.62 km NE of Prokópi, Greece · 7805 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.515 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 7804 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.910 km W of Argalastí, Greece · 7803 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.74 km NNW of Malesína, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.54 km NE of Politiká, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.7Greece · 7800 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.88 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7799 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.03 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 7798 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.58 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7798 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.55 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7798 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.29 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7797 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.0Greece · 7797 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.814 km W of Oxílithos, Greece · 7796 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.910 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7796 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.66 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7795 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.031 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7794 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.89 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7794 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.511 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7793 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.72 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7793 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.03 km NE of Prokópi, Greece · 7793 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.419 km W of Kými, Greece · 7793 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.918 km E of Psachná, Greece · 7793 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.715 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7792 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.515 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 7790 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.346 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7788 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.917 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7788 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.87 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7788 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.50 km SW of Polydéndri, Greece · 7788 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 3.414 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7785 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.56 km SSE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7784 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 3.224 km NNW of Kými, Greece · 7783 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.53 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7782 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.03 km WSW of Vraná, Greece · 7782 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.65 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7782 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.210 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 7781 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.62 km SE of Kítsi, Greece · 7781 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.78 km NNE of Límni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.53 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7780 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.93 km E of Mégara, Greece · 7778 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.924 km NW of Kými, Greece · 7774 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.510 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7774 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.78 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7773 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.53 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7773 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.51 km S of Alivéri, Greece · 7770 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 3.8Aegean Sea · 7769 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.95 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7769 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.74 km SE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7769 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.78 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 7769 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.87 km NE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7768 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.52 km N of Pérama, Greece · 7768 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.810 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 7765 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.55 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7764 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.52 km WSW of Thívai, Greece · 7764 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.98 km SE of Prokópi, Greece · 7762 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.57 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7759 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km NNW of Mégara, Greece · 7819 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.916 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.719 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7824 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7826 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.95 km S of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7826 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.120 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7827 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.121 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7830 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.221 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7831 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.022 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7831 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.616 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7833 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.816 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7833 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.717 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7833 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.75 km NW of Loukísia, Greece · 7836 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.011 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7836 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.98 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 7836 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.913 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 7836 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.63 km S of Selínia, Greece · 7837 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.112 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7839 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.612 km W of Oxílithos, Greece · 7842 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.72 km W of Afidnés, Greece · 7842 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq70. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.