Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 59 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, May 22, 2005, 8:49 PM GMT+3 (17:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 69 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. 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
2005-05-22 17:49:59 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.580° N, 26.120° 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 usp000drch. 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
257°, 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.821 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7802 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.378 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7799 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.323 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7795 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.769 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7795 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7793 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.375 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7792 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.27 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 7791 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.586 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7791 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.235 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7791 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.813 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.845 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.096 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7787 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.5117 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7787 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.324 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7784 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.543 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7782 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.129 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7781 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.5100 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7779 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.640 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7777 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.740 km S of Sitia, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.335 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.644 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 3.646 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.334 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7775 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 3.55 km SW of Neápoli, Greece · 7771 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.7114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7764 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 3.674 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7764 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 3.588 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7764 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.858 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7756 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 3.4103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7754 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.353 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7752 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.646 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7751 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.632 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7750 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.414 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 7748 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.987 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 4.220 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.733 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.751 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7808 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.333 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7811 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.326 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7812 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.691 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7813 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.47 km NNW of Kentrí, Greece · 7821 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.183 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7822 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.884 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7822 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7824 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.51 km NW of Sísion, Greece · 7826 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.260 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7826 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.225 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7827 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.491 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7829 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drch. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.