Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 36 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece on Sun, Jan 1, 2006, 12:18 AM GMT+2 (22:18 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey. 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
2005-12-31 22:18:31 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.190° N, 25.180° 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 usp000e7ad. 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
122°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.040 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 7579 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.122 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7551 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.645 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7550 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.543 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7550 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.927 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7530 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.326 km S of Enez, Turkey · 7530 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.326 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.619 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7529 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.120 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7529 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.622 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.524 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 7529 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.729 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.127 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.324 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.228 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.420 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.125 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.427 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7526 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.224 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7520 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.046 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.525 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7598 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.936 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7603 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.59 km ENE of Sárti, Greece · 7604 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.541 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7609 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7ad. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.