Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km ESE of Arfará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Arfará, Greece on Sun, May 8, 2005, 8:58 PM GMT+3 (17:58 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-08 17:58:40 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.130° N, 22.100° 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 usp000dq7j. 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
152°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7816 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7813 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7809 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7808 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7803 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7798 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.116 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7798 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7795 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7790 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.324 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 7782 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.213 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7782 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.13 km WSW of Ligourión, Greece · 7778 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.221 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7775 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.9Greece · 7775 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.312 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7771 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.09 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7770 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.86 km NE of Drépanon, Greece · 7770 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7769 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.328 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7764 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.350 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7760 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.012 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7759 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.211 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7759 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 3.05 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 7758 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.623 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7818 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.313 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.216 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7820 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.07 km W of Kyparissía, Greece · 7823 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.78 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7825 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.111 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7838 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.316 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7839 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.012 km SSE of Asopós, Greece · 7841 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq7j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.