Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, Nov 24, 2005, 9:58 PM GMT+2 (19:58 UTC), 23 km (14 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-24 19:58:04 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.001° N, 25.936° 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 usp000e4tz. 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
96°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7615 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.6157 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7613 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.4132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7611 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7568 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7563 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.6125 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7634 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.8134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7644 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.354 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7644 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4tz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.