Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 26 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 26 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Mon, Mar 21, 2005, 7:47 AM GMT+2 (05:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 57 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-21 05:47:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.490° N, 25.815° 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 usp000djpf. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.336 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.415 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.322 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.223 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.532 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.137 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.436 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.529 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.139 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.130 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.528 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7864 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.420 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.111 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7864 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.331 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.939 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.331 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7863 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.42 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7862 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.322 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7861 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.417 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7861 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.730 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7861 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.029 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7860 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.023 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.129 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7854 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.32 km SSE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 7845 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.13 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7845 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.23 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7845 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.45 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7845 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.332 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7844 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.329 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7844 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 3.514 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7844 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 3.249 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7838 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 3.124 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7834 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.211 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7834 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.53 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7833 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 3.644 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7828 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.225 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7826 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.114 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.51 km NW of Sísion, Greece · 7825 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.222 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.324 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.523 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.423 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 3.311 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.149 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7824 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 4.11 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7823 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 4.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7823 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.945 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.949 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 3.553 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 4.257 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.251 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 3.048 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.349 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 3.731 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7821 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.47 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 7821 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.47 km NNW of Kentrí, Greece · 7820 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.73 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 7819 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 3.534 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7867 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.251 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7867 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.010 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 7870 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.229 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7875 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.552 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7878 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.136 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7878 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.537 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7881 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7887 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djpf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.