M3.1 earthquake 24 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Fri, Jul 1, 2005, 11:47 AM GMT+3 (08:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 25 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-07-01 08:47:30 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.640° N, 25.760° 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 usp000du9z. 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
- 115°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.825 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7731 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.116 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7722 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.610 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7720 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.424 km NE of Firá, Greece · 7719 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.960 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece · 7706 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.117 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7704 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.013 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7702 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000du9z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.