Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 29 km NW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Jan 18, 2005, 1:54 AM GMT+2 (23:54 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km E of Fry, 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
2005-01-17 23:54:30 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.680° N, 26.970° 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 usp000ddms. 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
102°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 7927 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.456 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7919 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.548 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 7917 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7907 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.574 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7905 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.113 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7905 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.28 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7903 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.651 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7900 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.642 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7896 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.333 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7888 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7887 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7887 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.89 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.329 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7884 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.962 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7880 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.132 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7879 days ago · 149 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.229 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7875 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.329 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7873 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.28 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7871 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.910 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7871 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.011 km E of Fry, Greece · 7869 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.323 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7867 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.349 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7928 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.743 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.046 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.829 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.347 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7936 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.636 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7941 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.534 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.243 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7946 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.648 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7949 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.445 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7954 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.536 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7954 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.64 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddms. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.