Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 13 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece on Tue, Aug 30, 2005, 6:30 AM GMT+3 (03:30 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-30 03:30:17 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.620° N, 26.480° 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 usp000dyap. 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
148°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7705 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7702 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.044 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7687 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.210 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7682 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.012 km ESE of Kardámaina, Greece · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.420 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7674 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.815 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7665 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.27 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7663 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.453 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7660 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.912 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7652 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.811 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7646 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.810 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7646 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.117 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7707 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.015 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.321 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7723 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.424 km NE of Firá, Greece · 7723 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.610 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7724 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.320 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7724 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.116 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7725 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.251 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7730 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.761 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7733 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.825 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7735 days ago · 133 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.519 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7735 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dyap. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.