Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece on Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 12:54 PM GMT+3 (09:54 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 52 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-19 09:54:38 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.640° N, 23.020° 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 usp000e280. 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
124°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.949 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7649 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.58 km ESE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7647 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.0southern Greece · 7631 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.118 km WSW of Karyés, Greece · 7611 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.1southern Greece · 7611 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.016 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7609 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.228 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7664 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.15 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7668 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7672 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.623 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 7677 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e280. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.