Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km S of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km S of Karpathos, Greece on Tue, Mar 15, 2005, 1:42 AM GMT+2 (23:42 UTC), 25 km (16 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-14 23:42:26 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.410° N, 27.200° 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 usp000dj7r. 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
221°, 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.011 km E of Fry, Greece · 7870 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.323 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7868 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.543 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7867 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.111 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7864 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.939 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.42 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7863 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.17 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7861 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.023 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.38 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7855 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.56 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7855 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.48 km E of Fry, Greece · 7850 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.520 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7841 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.249 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7839 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.124 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7835 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.114 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.260 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7826 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.222 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.324 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.523 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.423 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.311 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.731 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7821 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.251 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7820 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.159 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7816 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.28 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7872 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.329 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7874 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.229 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7875 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.962 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7881 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7887 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7887 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.333 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7889 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.642 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7896 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.651 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7901 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dj7r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.