M3.0 earthquake 44 km S of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44 km S of Emporeío, Greece on Thu, Jan 6, 2005, 3:03 PM GMT+2 (13:03 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km N of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-01-06 13:03:05 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.960° N, 25.520° 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 usp000dcnq. 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
- 106°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.046 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.743 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.574 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7905 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.423 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 7894 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dcnq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.