Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece on Wed, Aug 31, 2005, 6:38 AM GMT+3 (03:38 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Lálas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-31 03:38:28 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.180° N, 22.700° 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 usp000dycx. 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
65°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km NW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 7702 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.9Greece · 7702 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.78 km NNE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7702 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.912 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7702 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.13 km ESE of Témeni, Greece · 7700 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.19 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7697 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.15 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7695 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.53 km ENE of Loutráki, Greece · 7694 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.36 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7694 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.212 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7694 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.98 km W of Antikyra, Greece · 7694 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.60 km N of Selínia, Greece · 7693 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.65 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 7692 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.57 km SSW of Aiánteio, Greece · 7692 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.64 km WSW of Thespiés, Greece · 7692 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.93 km SSE of Anthíli, Greece · 7691 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.77 km NE of Límni, Greece · 7691 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.93 km NNE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7690 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.84 km ENE of Anthíli, Greece · 7690 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.08 km NNW of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7690 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.74 km SSW of Steíri, Greece · 7689 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.60 km E of Ellinikó, Greece · 7684 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.97 km E of Domvraína, Greece · 7684 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.77 km SW of Thespiés, Greece · 7683 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.013 km ESE of Thérmo, Greece · 7683 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.33 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7682 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.85 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7681 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.99 km N of Kalávryta, Greece · 7679 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.54 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 7678 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.77 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 7676 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.05 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7675 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.18 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 7669 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.910 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7669 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.52 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 7667 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.39 km E of Lálas, Greece · 7664 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.25 km ESE of Lálas, Greece · 7664 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.64 km N of Lálas, Greece · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.92 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7660 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.27 km NNE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7659 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.32 km S of Antirrio, Greece · 7658 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.02 km SE of Río, Greece · 7658 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.15 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.92 km SW of Chalkída, Greece · 7658 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 3.25 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.12 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.54 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 3.54 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.86 km SE of Martínon, Greece · 7658 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.01 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 3.35 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.54 km NW of Vathí, Greece · 7658 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 3.24 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7657 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.510 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 7657 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.611 km E of Malesína, Greece · 7657 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 3.14 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7657 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 3.13 km NW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7656 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.57 km ENE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7656 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.9Greece · 7656 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.212 km SSE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7656 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 3.14 km WSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7705 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.05 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7705 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.93 km N of Antirrio, Greece · 7705 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.815 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7707 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.73 km E of Límni, Greece · 7709 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.04 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7710 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.57 km E of Thívai, Greece · 7712 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.85 km NNW of Orchomenós, Greece · 7712 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.412 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 7714 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.6Greece · 7715 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Oropós, Greece · 7717 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.811 km W of Aidipsós, Greece · 7718 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.612 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.74 km SW of Erythrés, Greece · 7719 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.69 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.55 km S of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7719 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.76 km WNW of Ligourión, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.08 km NW of Pátra, Greece · 7721 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.56 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece · 7721 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.54 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7721 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dycx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.