Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 44 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 4:34 AM GMT+2 (02:34 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 23 km N of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-17 02:34:22 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.610° N, 25.970° 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 usp000e4bm. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.536 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7623 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.223 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7621 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.040 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7612 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.28 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7595 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.239 km N of Fry, Greece · 7588 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7585 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.051 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7585 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.357 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.236 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7630 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.111 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7631 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7631 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7632 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7634 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.13 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7638 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.938 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7638 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.112 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7638 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.320 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7646 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.047 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7648 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7648 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.331 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7649 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4bm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.