Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 52 km SE of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 52 km SE of Ýdra, Greece on Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 2:02 AM GMT+2 (00:02 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-23 00:02:37 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.960° N, 23.810° 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 usp000djup. 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
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km W of Koilás, Greece · 7859 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.910 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7856 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.911 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7851 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.012 km SSE of Asopós, Greece · 7840 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.019 km NE of Sérifos, Greece · 7833 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.242 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7832 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.227 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7830 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.58 km SSE of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7827 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.93 km N of Saronída, Greece · 7827 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.551 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7826 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.533 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7824 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.914 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 7820 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.216 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7816 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.921 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 7867 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7870 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.942 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7871 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.513 km SE of Lávrio, Greece · 7873 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7880 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.452 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.03 km SW of Moláoi, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djup. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.