Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 28 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece on Mon, May 29, 2006, 5:56 AM GMT+3 (02:56 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-29 02:56:39 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.470° N, 24.150° 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 usp000ej6z. 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
131°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.716 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7413 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.515 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 7413 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.623 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.72 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7408 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.32 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7406 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.814 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7406 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.52 km SE of Varnávas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.98 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7393 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.72 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7390 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7388 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej6z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.