Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 11:01 AM GMT+3 (08:01 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km ESE of Sárti, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-07-10 08:01:29 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.380° N, 24.000° 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 usp000duwf. 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
92°
Stations used
5

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km NE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7752 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.939 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7750 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.05 km NNE of Sárti, Greece · 7741 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.929 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7741 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.52 km NW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 7739 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.16 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7735 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.96 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece · 7723 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.326 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7719 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.824 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 7719 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.214 km S of Karyes, Greece · 7718 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.012 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7716 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.112 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7715 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.22 km W of Eleftheroúpolis, Greece · 7711 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.29 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7708 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.88 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7708 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.046 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7707 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Aegean Sea · 7755 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.424 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 7758 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.732 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7771 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.91 km SSE of Arnaía, Greece · 7778 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.531 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7778 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000duwf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.