Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 42 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 42 km S of Moíres, Greece on Mon, Jul 31, 2006, 12:49 AM GMT+3 (21:49 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-30 21:49:20 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.670° N, 24.860° 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 usp000epxf. 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
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.324 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7369 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.589 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7368 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.657 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7367 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.93 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7364 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.528 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.87 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7361 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.361 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7358 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.113 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7355 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.983 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7349 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.925 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7347 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.23 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7345 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.07 km NE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7343 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.367 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.545 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.333 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7338 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.253 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7331 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7329 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.635 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7329 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.374 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.260 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.048 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7324 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.234 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7322 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7318 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7316 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.143 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7315 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.16 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7370 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.337 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7375 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.424 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7376 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.362 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7377 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.294 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7378 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.271 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7382 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.151 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.554 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7388 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.249 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7388 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.132 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7390 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.132 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7393 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epxf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.