Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece on Fri, Aug 12, 2005, 10:11 PM GMT+3 (19:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-12 19:11:31 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.740° N, 23.070° 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 usp000dx79. 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
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km WNW of Ligourión, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.55 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.69 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.74 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 7719 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.612 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.64 km WSW of Oropós, Greece · 7716 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.60 km SSE of Kouvarás, Greece · 7716 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.85 km NNW of Orchomenós, Greece · 7712 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.57 km E of Thívai, Greece · 7711 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.815 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7707 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.612 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7702 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.9Greece · 7702 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.912 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7701 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.13 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 7700 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.71 km N of Polydéndri, Greece · 7700 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.19 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7697 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.53 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 7694 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.212 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7694 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.98 km W of Antikyra, Greece · 7694 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.60 km N of Selínia, Greece · 7693 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.65 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 7692 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.57 km SSW of Aiánteio, Greece · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.64 km WSW of Thespiés, Greece · 7692 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.08 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7690 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.74 km SSW of Steíri, Greece · 7689 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.60 km E of Ellinikó, Greece · 7684 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.97 km E of Domvraína, Greece · 7684 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.77 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.99 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7679 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.54 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7678 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.623 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7678 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.77 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.110 km E of Póros, Greece · 7665 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7721 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.723 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 7721 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.516 km SE of Vathý, Greece · 7723 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.612 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7723 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.50 km WNW of Lykóvrysi, Greece · 7726 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Vília, Greece · 7727 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.55 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 7729 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.03 km SE of Oropós, Greece · 7730 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.09 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7730 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.110 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7732 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.53 km NNW of Thespiés, Greece · 7736 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.216 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 7737 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNW of Ágios Stéfanos, Greece · 7738 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.08 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7738 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.78 km NW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7739 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.87 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7739 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.52 km WNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7739 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.67 km WNW of Fylí, Greece · 7739 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.52 km NNW of Ágios Stéfanos, Greece · 7742 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.81 km NNE of Aghios Panteleímon, Greece · 7743 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dx79. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.