Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Moláoi, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Moláoi, Greece on Sat, Mar 19, 2005, 5:15 AM GMT+2 (03:15 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km ESE of Géfyra, 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
2005-03-19 03:15:16 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.960° N, 23.000° 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 usp000djh7. 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
223°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7864 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.95 km N of Ástros, Greece · 7862 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7859 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.147 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7856 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.012 km SSE of Asopós, Greece · 7841 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.242 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7833 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.227 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7830 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.551 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7826 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.533 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7825 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.914 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 7821 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7818 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7817 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.216 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7816 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7816 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7813 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7881 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Moláoi, Greece · 7887 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.337 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7891 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djh7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.