Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 46 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, Sep 29, 2005, 4:42 AM GMT+3 (01:42 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 91 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-09-29 01:42:16 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.740° N, 26.130° 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 usp000e0fx. 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
245°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7671 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7671 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7668 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7666 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7660 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7660 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7658 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7657 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.931 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7651 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.331 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7650 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7649 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.320 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7647 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.354 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7645 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.8134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7644 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.112 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7639 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.13 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7638 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7636 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7636 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7634 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7632 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7632 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.236 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7631 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.944 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7624 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.536 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7624 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 4.223 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7622 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7617 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 4.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7615 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7615 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7615 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7674 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.437 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7677 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.535 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7678 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7682 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7687 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7688 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.327 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7692 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.429 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7693 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7693 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.226 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7697 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7699 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.3eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7699 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 5.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7700 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0fx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.