Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SE of Polýgyros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Polýgyros, Greece on Fri, Sep 30, 2005, 11:50 PM GMT+3 (20:50 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 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
2005-09-30 20:50:22 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.360° N, 23.470° 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 usp000e0kr. 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
116°
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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km N of Néa Pélla, Greece · 7669 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.210 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 7665 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.56 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.96 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.53 km NNE of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.45 km ENE of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.44 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.23 km N of Kokkinóchoma, Greece · 7659 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.48 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7649 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.30 km ESE of Anatolikó, Greece · 7647 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.40 km ENE of Anatolikó, Greece · 7647 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.11 km S of Anatolikó, Greece · 7647 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.09 km W of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7632 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.130 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7624 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.115 km E of Korinós, Greece · 7624 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.211 km E of Korinós, Greece · 7623 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.112 km SSE of Kassándreia, Greece · 7623 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.131 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7613 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.411 km E of Korinós, Greece · 7612 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7676 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.34 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 7682 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.239 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.546 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.23 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7690 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.04 km S of Askós, Greece · 7690 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.84 km S of Kolchikón, Greece · 7690 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.03 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7690 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.07 km W of Askós, Greece · 7690 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.13 km SSE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7692 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.82 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7693 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.212 km NNW of Kilkís, Greece · 7694 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0kr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.