M3.2 earthquake 2 km W of Eleftheroúpolis, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km W of Eleftheroúpolis, Greece on Mon, Aug 22, 2005, 4:17 PM GMT+3 (13:17 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km SSW of Askós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-08-22 13:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.910° N, 24.220° 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 usp000dxum. 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
- 108°
- 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7709 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.88 km NNW of Sárti, Greece · 7709 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.13 km SSE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7693 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.07 km W of Askós, Greece · 7691 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.03 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7691 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.84 km S of Kolchikón, Greece · 7691 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.04 km S of Askós, Greece · 7691 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.23 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7691 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.34 km WSW of Askós, Greece · 7683 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.93 km SE of Polýgyros, Greece · 7673 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.210 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 7666 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.56 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7664 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.96 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7664 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.53 km NNE of Askós, Greece · 7664 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.45 km ENE of Askós, Greece · 7664 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.44 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 7664 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.23 km N of Kokkinóchoma, Greece · 7660 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.124 km W of Páchni, Greece · 7658 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.912 km NW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7655 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 3.22 km NNE of Satovcha, Bulgaria · 7716 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.012 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7718 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.214 km S of Karyes, Greece · 7719 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.824 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 7721 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.96 km ENE of Polýgyros, Greece · 7724 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.16 km ENE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7736 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.52 km NW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 7741 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.929 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7742 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxum. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.