Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 12 km NE of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Fry, Greece on Sun, Aug 21, 2005, 11:49 PM GMT+3 (20:49 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-21 20:49:19 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.490° N, 27.020° 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 usp000dxt8. 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

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Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxt8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.