Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 31 km SSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, May 17, 2005, 3:42 PM GMT+3 (12:42 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Near the coast of western Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-17 12:42:07 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.920° N, 25.770° 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 usp000dr16. 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
95°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.228 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.122 km N of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.5Near the coast of western Turkey · 7791 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.022 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 7790 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.17 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 7785 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.210 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7784 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.228 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 7782 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.318 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 7771 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.210 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7763 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.211 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7763 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.04 km NE of Psará, Greece · 7760 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.315 km E of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7751 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.213 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7749 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.137 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7808 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.334 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.233 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.127 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.129 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.029 km N of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.936 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7810 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.132 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7814 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.226 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7814 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.425 km N of Psará, Greece · 7814 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.310 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7816 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.110 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7817 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.518 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.96 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.39 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.513 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7818 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.45 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7818 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.313 km SE of Psará, Greece · 7818 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.25 km SW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.110 km S of Psará, Greece · 7819 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dr16. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.