Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece on Fri, May 6, 2005, 4:31 PM GMT+3 (13:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km S of Methóni, 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
2005-05-06 13:31:03 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.900° N, 22.680° 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 usp000dq2d. 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
140°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7817 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7816 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7816 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.216 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7816 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7815 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7808 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7802 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.97 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece · 7795 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.242 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7795 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7794 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.157 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 7782 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.219 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7779 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.13 km WSW of Ligourión, Greece · 7778 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7777 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.324 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.812 km SSE of Megalochóri, Greece · 7776 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.221 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7775 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.86 km NE of Drépanon, Greece · 7769 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7819 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7824 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7824 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.551 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7825 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.227 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7830 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.242 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7832 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.012 km SSE of Asopós, Greece · 7840 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq2d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.