Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 53 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Aug 15, 2005, 9:56 PM GMT+3 (18:56 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-15 18:56:32 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.600° N, 26.040° 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 usp000dxdc. 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
118°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2110 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7717 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.323 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.285 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7715 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.258 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7715 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.436 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7711 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.066 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7703 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7700 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.3eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7699 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7699 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.226 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7696 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7692 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7692 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.327 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7687 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7681 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7671 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7667 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7666 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7660 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7659 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7658 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.198 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7718 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.442 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7719 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.122 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.125 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7722 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.2101 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7723 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.540 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7726 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.596 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7727 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.854 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7728 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.040 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7729 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 7731 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.043 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7733 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 7733 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.213 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7733 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.617 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7736 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.751 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.733 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.220 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.987 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxdc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.