Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece on Mon, May 23, 2005, 4:12 AM GMT+3 (01:12 UTC), 4 km (2 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
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-23 01:12:37 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.393° N, 25.897° 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 usp000drde. 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
74°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.144 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7802 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7801 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.08 km W of Fry, Greece · 7801 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.128 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7801 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.248 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 7798 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.323 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7795 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7795 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7793 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.229 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7793 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.249 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.257 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.549 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.042 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.649 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.241 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.549 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.27 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 7791 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.235 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.813 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.149 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7790 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.845 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.148 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7790 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.242 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7788 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.344 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7788 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.253 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7786 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.153 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7784 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.324 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7784 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7782 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.844 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7781 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.129 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7780 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.640 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7777 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.563 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7776 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.740 km S of Sitia, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 3.335 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.644 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.646 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7775 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.43 km SE of Agía Varvára, Greece · 7775 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.334 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7775 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.26 km E of Moíres, Greece · 7775 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.09 km ESE of Moíres, Greece · 7775 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.557 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7774 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.37 km S of Gérgeri, Greece · 7774 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.052 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7772 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.55 km SW of Neápoli, Greece · 7771 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7766 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.424 km N of Fry, Greece · 7761 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.37 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.112 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.858 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7756 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.237 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7754 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 3.632 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7749 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 3.414 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 7747 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 3.37 km NNW of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7746 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 4.220 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 3.733 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 3.751 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.550 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7802 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.159 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7802 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.113 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7808 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.14 km S of Agía Varvára, Greece · 7809 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.326 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7812 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.73 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.47 km NNW of Kentrí, Greece · 7821 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.47 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 7821 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.731 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7821 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.349 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.048 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.251 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.257 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.553 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.949 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.945 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7823 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.11 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7823 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.149 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7824 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.311 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drde. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.