Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece on Wed, Aug 10, 2005, 8:36 AM GMT+3 (05:36 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km SSW of Askós, 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
2005-08-10 05:36:59 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.390° N, 23.510° 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 usp000dx1w. 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
189°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.326 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7719 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.824 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 7719 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.214 km S of Karyes, Greece · 7718 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.012 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7716 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.112 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7715 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.22 km W of Eleftheroúpolis, Greece · 7711 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.29 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7708 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.88 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7708 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.046 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7707 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.212 km NNW of Kilkís, Greece · 7693 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.82 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7693 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.13 km SSE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7692 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.07 km W of Askós, Greece · 7689 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.03 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7689 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.84 km S of Kolchikón, Greece · 7689 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.04 km S of Askós, Greece · 7689 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.23 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7689 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.239 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.34 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 7682 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.910 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7675 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.93 km SE of Polýgyros, Greece · 7671 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.71 km N of Néa Pélla, Greece · 7668 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.210 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 7665 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7735 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.52 km NW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 7739 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.929 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7741 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.05 km NNE of Sárti, Greece · 7742 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.19 km NE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7752 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dx1w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.