Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15 km S of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Lefkáda, Greece on Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 7:57 PM GMT+2 (17:57 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km NW of Áno Kalentíni, 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
2005-02-28 17:57:59 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.690° N, 20.740° 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 usp000dh74. 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
132°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.21 km E of Antirrio, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.110 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 7883 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.210 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 7880 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.02 km E of Antirrio, Greece · 7880 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.610 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.24 km SE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7876 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.712 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 7876 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.112 km NW of Antirrio, Greece · 7873 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.012 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7873 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.416 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7872 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.713 km NE of Thérmo, Greece · 7870 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.52 km SW of Angelókastro, Greece · 7870 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.79 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7870 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.211 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7869 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.210 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 7866 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.210 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7865 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.04 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 7864 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.83 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7863 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.011 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7861 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.110 km NW of Antirrio, Greece · 7861 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.15 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 7861 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.332 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7860 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.118 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7860 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.34 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7859 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.17 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7855 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.18 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 7853 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.31 km SW of Sardínia, Greece · 7851 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.214 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7850 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.21 km ENE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7848 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.46 km NW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7848 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 3.18 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 7845 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.919 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 7845 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.01 km E of Platariá, Greece · 7838 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.18 km N of Galatás, Greece · 7836 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.07 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 7834 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.118 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 7833 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.13 km WNW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7830 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.35 km NW of Grammenítsa, Greece · 7829 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.531 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.320 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.19 km WNW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7829 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.25 km W of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7829 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 4.16 km NW of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7829 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.211 km E of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7827 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 3.38 km ENE of Vónitsa, Greece · 7826 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km N of Antirrio, Greece · 7888 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.416 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7893 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.423 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7894 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.719 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 7895 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.44 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7895 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.525 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7900 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.414 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7901 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.415 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7902 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.312 km SSW of Anthiró, Greece · 7904 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 7906 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.32 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7908 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1Greece-Albania border region · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dh74. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.