Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 27 km E of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 27 km E of Ýdra, Greece on Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 10:48 PM GMT+3 (19:48 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km W of Glyfáda, 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
2006-08-29 19:48:17 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.360° N, 23.780° 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 usp000es1q. 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
126°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 7336 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.84 km NNW of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.24 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7328 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7319 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.92 km ENE of Ástros, Greece · 7300 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.82 km E of Spáta, Greece · 7291 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.2southern Greece · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, Greece · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.345 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.63 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.78 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7284 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.97 km NNE of Ligourión, Greece · 7282 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.611 km ESE of Vathý, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.79 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.628 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7352 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7363 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.337 km W of Sérifos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000es1q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.