Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece on Tue, Jan 31, 2006, 3:21 AM GMT+2 (01:21 UTC), 31 km (19 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-31 01:21:26 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.320° N, 23.610° 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 usp000e95y. 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
332°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km SSW of Ýdra, Greece · 7548 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.712 km ESE of Artémida, Greece · 7546 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.72 km SE of Pikérmi, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.621 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 7524 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.53 km SSW of Kinéta, Greece · 7519 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.34 km SW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7512 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.232 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.129 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.0Greece · 7508 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.139 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7508 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.8southern Greece · 7506 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.85 km ESE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.58 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.928 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7551 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.523 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7554 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.80 km ENE of Vokhaïkó, Greece · 7557 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.79 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7559 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.162 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7565 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.145 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7568 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.914 km WSW of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 7572 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.831 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7577 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e95y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.