Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Oct 28, 2005, 12:27 PM GMT+3 (09:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-28 09:27:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.890° N, 26.310° 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 usp000e30f. 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
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.6157 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7613 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.4132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7611 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7646 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7656 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7658 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7666 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7667 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7669 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e30f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.