Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Sun, May 29, 2005, 11:27 AM GMT+3 (08:27 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-29 08:27:19 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.430° N, 21.000° 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 usp000drt0. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7795 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.49 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7793 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7792 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7791 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7791 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.269 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7789 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.52 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7788 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7785 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.324 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 7783 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.213 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.011 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7775 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7774 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.259 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7772 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.414 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7771 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.425 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7766 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.312 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7765 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.328 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7764 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 3.350 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7761 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.814 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7760 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.13 km ESE of Katastárion, Greece · 7759 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.453 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7759 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.211 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7759 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.499 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7759 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.05 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 7759 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.610 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7757 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.343 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7755 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.011 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7755 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.314 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7754 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.116 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 7754 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.214 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7754 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.518 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7754 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.09 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7752 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.537 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7751 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 3.12 km WSW of Várda, Greece · 7750 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.31 km WNW of Manoláda, Greece · 7750 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.27 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7747 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.26 km SSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7746 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.275 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7746 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.31 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7745 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.310 km SW of Póros, Greece · 7745 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.438 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7743 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 3.235 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7740 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 4.741 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7740 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.44 km SSE of Kardamás, Greece · 7740 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 3.444 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7740 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 3.08 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7739 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.22 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7738 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.344 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7737 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.413 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7797 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.94 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7798 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7799 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.6Ionian Sea · 7801 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.418 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7802 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.117 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7802 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7803 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7807 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.1southern Greece · 7808 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7809 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7810 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7810 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.444 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7811 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.61 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 7812 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.421 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7815 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.30 km E of Várda, Greece · 7816 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.9southern Greece · 7816 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.2Greece · 7817 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.623 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drt0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.