M3.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece on Mon, Oct 10, 2005, 12:25 AM GMT+3 (21:25 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 16 km S of Amorgós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-10-09 21:25:06 UTC
- Depth
- 36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.587° N, 26.506° 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 usp000e1f0. 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
- 49°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7660 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.453 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7657 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.912 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7649 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.811 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7643 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.810 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7643 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.116 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7643 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.961 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7639 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.914 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7624 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.045 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7619 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.221 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7615 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.214 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1f0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.