Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Wed, Aug 10, 2005, 7:20 PM GMT+3 (16:20 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 0 km S of Kréstena, 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 16:20:15 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.440° N, 21.940° 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 usp000dx30. 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
123°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km NW of Pátra, Greece · 7720 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.76 km WNW of Ligourión, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.64 km SSE of Chávari, Greece · 7717 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.38 km E of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7717 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.57 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7717 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.80 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7714 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.412 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 7714 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.93 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7707 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.14 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7706 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.9Greece · 7702 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.430 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7701 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.03 km SE of Kréstena, Greece · 7701 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.13 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 7700 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.50 km S of Kréstena, Greece · 7691 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.93 km NNE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7690 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.43 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7688 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.628 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7684 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.528 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7684 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.85 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7683 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.33 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7681 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.99 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7679 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.511 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7676 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.410 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7676 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.23 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7671 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.312 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 7669 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.910 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7669 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.15 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7668 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.211 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7667 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.52 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 7667 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.38 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7664 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.39 km E of Lálas, Greece · 7664 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.25 km ESE of Lálas, Greece · 7664 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.64 km N of Lálas, Greece · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.612 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7723 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.98 km S of Lálas, Greece · 7724 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.17 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7724 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.22 km S of Antirrio, Greece · 7725 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.46 km NNE of Meligalás, Greece · 7725 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.216 km S of Kalávryta, Greece · 7737 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.08 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7738 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.87 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7738 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.444 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7739 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.44 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 7739 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.741 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7739 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.235 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7739 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.26 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7745 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.27 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7746 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.11 km WSW of Royítika, Greece · 7747 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.31 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 7749 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.12 km WSW of Várda, Greece · 7749 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.537 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7750 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.012 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7751 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.09 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7751 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dx30. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.