Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 6:55 PM GMT+2 (16:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 98 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-29 16:55:00 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.860° N, 26.140° 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 usp000e55n. 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
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7568 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.6125 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.482 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7556 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7613 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.6157 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7635 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e55n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.