Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece on Tue, Oct 4, 2005, 3:48 PM GMT+3 (12:48 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km N of Rododáfni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-04 12:48:53 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.760° N, 22.980° 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 usp000e0vv. 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
60°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110 km E of Póros, Greece · 7665 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.92 km SW of Chalkída, Greece · 7658 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.86 km SE of Martínon, Greece · 7657 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.54 km NW of Vathí, Greece · 7657 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.9Greece · 7655 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.212 km SSE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7655 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.816 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7654 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.17 km NE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7654 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.60 km WSW of Fylí, Greece · 7648 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.711 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece · 7646 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.81 km SSW of Vraná, Greece · 7639 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.812 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.23 km ENE of Pentéli, Greece · 7633 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.111 km S of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7630 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.01 km N of Rododáfni, Greece · 7628 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.211 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 7626 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.910 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7625 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.712 km SSE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7624 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.26 km NW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7624 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.81 km ENE of Livadeiá, Greece · 7621 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.110 km WSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.43 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7616 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.98 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7612 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.74 km N of Domvraína, Greece · 7611 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 3.118 km WSW of Karyés, Greece · 7611 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.26 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 7611 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.81 km NE of Pentéli, Greece · 7611 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.02 km WSW of Vokhaïkó, Greece · 7609 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.016 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7609 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.77 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.623 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7677 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.54 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7677 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.99 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7679 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.77 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.97 km E of Domvraína, Greece · 7683 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.60 km E of Ellinikó, Greece · 7683 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.74 km SSW of Steíri, Greece · 7688 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.08 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7689 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.93 km NNE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7690 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Thespiés, Greece · 7691 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.57 km SSW of Aiánteio, Greece · 7691 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.65 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 7692 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.60 km N of Selínia, Greece · 7693 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.98 km W of Antikyra, Greece · 7693 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.212 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7693 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.53 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 7694 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.19 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7696 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0vv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.