Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 24 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece on Sat, Dec 17, 2005, 9:54 AM GMT+2 (07:54 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-17 07:54:23 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.960° N, 24.480° 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 usp000e6ab. 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
175°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7594 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.138 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7586 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7569 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.232 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7561 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7554 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7545 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7539 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7536 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.12 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7601 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.231 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7601 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.330 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7602 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.230 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7602 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.451 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7602 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.340 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7603 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.131 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7604 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.146 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7604 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.525 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7604 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.320 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7605 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.438 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.85 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7606 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.56 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7608 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.316 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7609 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.347 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7610 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.121 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7612 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6ab. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.