Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 28 km S of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 28 km S of Géfyra, Greece on Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 3:20 PM GMT+3 (12:20 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-08 12:20:25 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.430° N, 23.070° 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 usp000e174. 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
42°
Stations used
117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.35 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7653 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.949 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7649 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.58 km ESE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7647 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7639 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7639 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7634 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.0southern Greece · 7631 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.557 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7629 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.1southern Greece · 7611 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.016 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7609 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.430 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7668 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7672 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e174. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.