M2.8 earthquake 20 km SSW of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Spétses, Greece on Thu, Jan 27, 2005, 5:09 PM GMT+2 (15:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-01-27 15:09:31 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.090° 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 usp000den9. 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
- 156°
- 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.916 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7913 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.046 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7910 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.29 km W of Karyés, Greece · 7908 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.816 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7905 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.018 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7905 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.822 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 7905 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.239 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7904 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.04 km SSE of Athíkia, Greece · 7902 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.410 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7896 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.337 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7890 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.03 km SW of Moláoi, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7880 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.921 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 7867 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.752 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7863 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.95 km N of Ástros, Greece · 7861 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7859 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 3.05 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7919 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.77 km NNW of Neméa, Greece · 7935 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.210 km SE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7936 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.1southern Greece · 7941 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.57 km S of Megalochóri, Greece · 7941 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.52 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7942 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.72 km SSW of Kyrás Vrýsi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000den9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.