Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 28 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece on Sun, Jan 29, 2006, 4:27 AM GMT+2 (02:27 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 59 km W of Mílos, 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
2006-01-29 02:27:02 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.460° N, 24.130° 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 usp000e91x. 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
128°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7549 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.88 km SSW of Ýdra, Greece · 7548 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.712 km ESE of Artémida, Greece · 7546 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.72 km SE of Pikérmi, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.621 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 7524 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.53 km SSW of Kinéta, Greece · 7519 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.232 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.129 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.139 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7508 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.8southern Greece · 7506 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.58 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7496 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.523 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7554 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.79 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7559 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.162 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7565 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.145 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7568 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.831 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7577 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.121 km ESE of Lávrio, Greece · 7579 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e91x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.