Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km SSW of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Ýdra, Greece on Wed, Feb 1, 2006, 9:51 AM GMT+2 (07:51 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-01 07:51:37 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 23.440° 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 usp000e98f. 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
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km ESE of Artémida, Greece · 7546 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.72 km SE of Pikérmi, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.621 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 7524 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.53 km SSW of Kinéta, Greece · 7518 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.34 km SW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7512 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.232 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.129 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.139 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7508 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.8southern Greece · 7506 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.85 km ESE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.58 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.713 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7549 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.928 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7551 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.523 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7554 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.80 km ENE of Vokhaïkó, Greece · 7557 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.79 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7559 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.162 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7564 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.145 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7568 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.914 km WSW of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 7572 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.824 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7573 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.831 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7576 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e98f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.