Greece earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 91 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 91 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, Oct 6, 2005, 9:50 AM GMT+3 (06:50 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-06 06:50:38 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.190° N, 25.870° 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 usp000e0ye. 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
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7662 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7662 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7661 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7659 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.931 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7654 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7649 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.354 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7647 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.8134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7646 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7639 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7638 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7638 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7638 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7619 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7619 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7619 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7619 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7618 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7618 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7618 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.6157 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.4132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7672 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7676 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7676 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7684 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7689 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7690 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7693 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.327 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7693 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7695 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0ye. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.