M2.8 earthquake 26 km E of Lávrio, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 26 km E of Lávrio, Greece on Wed, Jan 12, 2005, 10:32 AM GMT+2 (08:32 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km W of Vraná, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-01-12 08:32:03 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.670° N, 24.350° 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 usp000dd59. 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
- 323°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7920 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.046 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7910 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.16 km S of Oxílithos, Greece · 7891 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.82 km W of Vraná, Greece · 7876 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.72 km SSW of Vraná, Greece · 7875 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.50 km WSW of Diónysos, Greece · 7875 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dd59. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.