Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 22 km SE of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Leonídio, Greece on Wed, Feb 9, 2005, 1:13 AM GMT+2 (23:13 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km NW of Kýthira, 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
2005-02-08 23:13:53 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.040° N, 23.060° 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 usp000dfr7. 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
149°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.239 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7904 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.04 km SSE of Athíkia, Greece · 7903 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.337 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7891 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.03 km SW of Moláoi, Greece · 7887 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7880 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.921 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 7867 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7863 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.95 km N of Ástros, Greece · 7861 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7859 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7856 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.018 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7905 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.816 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7905 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.29 km W of Karyés, Greece · 7908 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.046 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7910 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.916 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7913 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.820 km SSW of Spétses, Greece · 7918 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.05 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7920 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfr7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.