Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km E of Mégara, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km E of Mégara, Greece on Thu, Jun 16, 2005, 8:04 AM GMT+3 (05:04 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-06-16 05:04:19 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.000° N, 23.380° 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 usp000dt5u. 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
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812 km SSE of Megalochóri, Greece · 7777 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.924 km NW of Kými, Greece · 7775 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.510 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7775 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.78 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7774 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.53 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7773 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.716 km WSW of Domvraína, Greece · 7772 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.312 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7771 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.51 km S of Alivéri, Greece · 7770 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.09 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7770 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.618 km E of Lávrio, Greece · 7770 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.86 km NE of Drépanon, Greece · 7770 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.8Aegean Sea · 7770 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.95 km ESE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7770 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.74 km SE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7770 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.78 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 7769 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.87 km NE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7769 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.09 km SSW of Domvraína, Greece · 7768 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.52 km N of Pérama, Greece · 7768 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.09 km NE of Kiáto, Greece · 7768 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.812 km SW of Antikyra, Greece · 7767 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.55 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7765 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.52 km WSW of Thívai, Greece · 7764 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.616 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7763 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.319 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7763 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.814 km S of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7763 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.98 km SE of Prokópi, Greece · 7763 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.013 km S of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7763 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.59 km SSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7761 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.57 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7760 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.012 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7759 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.04 km WSW of Roviés, Greece · 7756 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.812 km NE of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 7753 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.73 km SW of Malakónta, Greece · 7752 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 3.316 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7751 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.63 km NW of Límni, Greece · 7749 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.76 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7747 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.55 km SSW of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7747 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.51 km ENE of Diónysos, Greece · 7746 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.83 km N of Politiká, Greece · 7744 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.15 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.72 km ESE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7744 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.82 km S of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7744 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.81 km NNE of Aghios Panteleímon, Greece · 7743 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.52 km NNW of Ágios Stéfanos, Greece · 7742 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 3.64 km N of Politiká, Greece · 7741 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.64 km ENE of Afrátion, Greece · 7741 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 3.17 km W of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7739 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.67 km WNW of Fylí, Greece · 7739 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.52 km WNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7739 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.78 km NW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7739 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.85 km NNW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7738 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.52 km NNW of Ágios Stéfanos, Greece · 7738 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.73 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7738 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.53 km NNW of Thespiés, Greece · 7736 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.97 km SSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7736 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 3.09 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7730 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.03 km SE of Oropós, Greece · 7730 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.55 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 7729 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.55 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7728 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.65 km E of Vília, Greece · 7727 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 3.13 km WSW of Ligourión, Greece · 7778 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.53 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7780 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.49 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7780 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.78 km NNE of Límni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.724 km S of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7780 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.62 km SE of Kítsi, Greece · 7781 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.210 km NNE of Roviés, Greece · 7781 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.65 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7783 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.03 km WSW of Vraná, Greece · 7783 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.53 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.56 km SSE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7784 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.829 km S of Kárystos, Greece · 7784 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.911 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 7786 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.414 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7786 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.77 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7788 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.50 km SW of Polydéndri, Greece · 7789 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.515 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 7790 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.918 km E of Psachná, Greece · 7794 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.419 km W of Kými, Greece · 7794 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.03 km NE of Prokópi, Greece · 7794 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dt5u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.