M2.6 earthquake 23 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece on Sat, Sep 24, 2005, 7:32 PM GMT+3 (16:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-09-24 16:32:56 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.240° N, 23.690° 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 usp000e04a. 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
- 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.97 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7668 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.110 km E of Póros, Greece · 7666 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7653 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.60 km WSW of Fylí, Greece · 7649 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.81 km SSW of Vraná, Greece · 7639 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.23 km ENE of Pentéli, Greece · 7634 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e04a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.