Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of Orchomenós, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Orchomenós, Greece on Sun, Aug 21, 2005, 2:12 AM GMT+3 (23:12 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km SSW of Prokópi, 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
2005-08-20 23:12:17 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.540° N, 22.960° 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 usp000dxrn. 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
118°
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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7712 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.110 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7711 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.57 km E of Thívai, Greece · 7711 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.04 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7710 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7708 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.73 km E of Límni, Greece · 7708 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.913 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7707 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.815 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7707 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.719 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7706 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.77 km NE of Makrakómi, Greece · 7706 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.67 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7705 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.05 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7705 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.912 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 7705 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.612 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7702 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.96 km NW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 7702 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.9Greece · 7702 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.78 km NNE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7701 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.912 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7701 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.13 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 7700 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.71 km N of Polydéndri, Greece · 7699 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.718 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 7699 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.19 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7698 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.19 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7697 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.15 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7695 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.53 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 7694 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.719 km NW of Kými, Greece · 7694 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.36 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7694 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.212 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7694 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.98 km W of Antikyra, Greece · 7694 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.60 km N of Selínia, Greece · 7693 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.911 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7692 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.917 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7692 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.65 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 7692 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.66 km WSW of Velestíno, Greece · 7692 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.57 km SSW of Aiánteio, Greece · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.64 km WSW of Thespiés, Greece · 7691 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.93 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 7691 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.77 km NE of Límni, Greece · 7690 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.93 km NNE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7690 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.84 km ENE of Anthíli, Greece · 7690 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 3.26 km WSW of Kými, Greece · 7690 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.08 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7690 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.74 km SSW of Steíri, Greece · 7689 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.52 km NNW of Alivéri, Greece · 7687 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.60 km E of Ellinikó, Greece · 7684 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.97 km E of Domvraína, Greece · 7684 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.13 km NNE of Argalastí, Greece · 7683 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.77 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.85 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7681 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.713 km E of Tríkeri, Greece · 7680 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.99 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7679 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.54 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7678 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.77 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.05 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7675 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 3.313 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 7674 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.117 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7670 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 3.18 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 7669 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.910 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7669 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.13 km SSE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7659 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 3.017 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7712 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.89 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7714 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.69 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7714 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.412 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 7714 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.6Greece · 7714 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.87 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7716 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.76 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7716 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.64 km WSW of Oropós, Greece · 7716 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.811 km W of Aidipsós, Greece · 7718 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.612 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.74 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 7719 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.69 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.55 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.017 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7720 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.56 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece · 7720 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.54 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7720 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.119 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7721 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.75 km NE of Malesína, Greece · 7721 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.93 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7722 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.67 km N of Istiaía, Greece · 7722 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxrn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.