Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 19 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece on Sun, Dec 18, 2005, 12:34 PM GMT+2 (10:34 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km N of Langádhia, 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
2005-12-18 10:34:09 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.980° N, 22.450° 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 usp000e6cc. 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
83°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km SSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7590 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.112 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7590 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.12 km ESE of Kréstena, Greece · 7590 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.33 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7588 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.15 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7588 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.39 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7588 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.011 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.912 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7585 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.110 km ESE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7585 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.013 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7584 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.16 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7584 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.13 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7584 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.35 km NNE of Eláteia, Greece · 7580 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.11 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.421 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7577 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.07 km W of Atalánti, Greece · 7576 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.711 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 7576 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.111 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7573 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.914 km WSW of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 7572 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.912 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7569 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.315 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7567 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.911 km S of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7565 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.96 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7565 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.024 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7564 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.16 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 7564 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.20 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7563 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.07 km NNE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7562 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.14 km N of Témeni, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.79 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7559 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.80 km ENE of Vokhaïkó, Greece · 7557 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 3.87 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 7555 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 3.012 km WSW of Sikyón, Greece · 7552 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.53 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 7542 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.05 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7541 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 7593 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.04 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 7593 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.23 km S of Kamárai, Greece · 7594 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.74 km SE of Thérmo, Greece · 7595 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.36 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7596 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.310 km WNW of Lidoríki, Greece · 7597 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.211 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7598 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.110 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7602 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.27 km NNE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7602 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.17 km W of Langádhia, Greece · 7602 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.817 km SE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7603 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.210 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.04 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7603 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.712 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7605 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.03 km SSE of Ovriá, Greece · 7605 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.13 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7606 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.31 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7606 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.112 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7608 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.911 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7608 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.13 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7609 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6cc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.