M3.0 earthquake 38 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece on Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 12:29 PM GMT+2 (10:29 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NE of Loúros, 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
- 2005-11-12 10:29:14 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.900° N, 19.950° 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 usp000e40q. 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
- 207°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.07 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 7623 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 7612 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.95 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 7612 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.48 km SSW of Menídi, Greece · 7605 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.220 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.229 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7599 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.010 km S of Néos Oropós, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.63 km SSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7594 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.310 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7593 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.25 km NE of Loúros, Greece · 7592 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.25 km NW of Anéza, Greece · 7592 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 7592 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.65 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7591 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.330 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7590 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.311 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 7585 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.36 km ESE of Pálairos, Greece · 7584 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.37 km E of Párga, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.48 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7575 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.318 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7573 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.97 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.16 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 7571 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 3.010 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 7631 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.287 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 7632 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.612 km N of Grammenítsa, Greece · 7635 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.213 km NNE of Filippiáda, Greece · 7635 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.98 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 7635 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.34 km ESE of Platariá, Greece · 7639 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.512 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7645 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.86 km E of Lefkímmi, Greece · 7648 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.25 km SE of Platariá, Greece · 7648 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e40q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.