Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km ENE of Ástros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Ástros, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 12:58 AM GMT+3 (21:58 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-07 21:58:15 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.410° N, 22.750° 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 usp000eunv. 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
109°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.2Greece · 7299 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.015 km S of Asopós, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.2southern Greece · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.620 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7288 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, Greece · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.12 km WSW of Lálas, Greece · 7286 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.63 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.914 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7285 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.78 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7284 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.97 km NNE of Ligourión, Greece · 7282 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.611 km ESE of Vathý, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.96 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 7275 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7272 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.210 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7271 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.87 km WNW of Koróni, Greece · 7270 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7269 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.24 km ESE of Ástros, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 4.28 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7265 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.111 km WSW of Sikyón, Greece · 7265 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.39 km W of Kalávryta, Greece · 7263 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.911 km SSE of Zacháro, Greece · 7256 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.72 km E of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7256 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.216 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.312 km SW of Meligalás, Greece · 7251 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.13 km SE of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7250 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.213 km E of Sofikón, Greece · 7248 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.39 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7244 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.910 km ENE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7244 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.34 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7243 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.010 km NNE of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 7241 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.146 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.111 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7240 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.812 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7301 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.16 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.38 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.26 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 7310 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.14 km SSE of Zevgolateió, Greece · 7312 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.216 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7316 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.313 km SSE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7318 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.015 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7320 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.911 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7320 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.87 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.99 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7323 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.210 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7324 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.08 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7325 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.26 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7327 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.24 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7328 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.011 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7329 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eunv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.