Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 40 km SW of Adámas, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Adámas, Greece on Sat, Jan 15, 2005, 5:00 PM GMT+2 (15:00 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km N of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-15 15:00:17 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.500° N, 24.090° 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 usp000ddd1. 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
117°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7926 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.428 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7925 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.916 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7913 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.046 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7910 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.054 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7889 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.248 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.452 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.223 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7881 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.037 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7878 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.942 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7872 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.229 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.428 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 7943 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.355 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7947 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddd1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.