Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 59 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 59 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, May 9, 2005, 7:43 AM GMT+3 (04:43 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-09 04:43:26 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.030° N, 27.070° 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 usp000dq8p. 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
94°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7815 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.917 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7808 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.016 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7808 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.95 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7807 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.032 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7805 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.045 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7803 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.144 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7802 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7802 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.08 km W of Fry, Greece · 7802 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.026 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7802 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.128 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7802 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.532 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7799 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7796 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.232 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7796 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.012 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7794 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.238 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7793 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.35 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7789 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.358 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7786 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.025 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.337 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7777 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7777 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.563 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7777 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.46 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7776 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.325 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7774 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 3.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7774 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.818 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7774 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.836 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7774 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.853 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7766 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.424 km N of Fry, Greece · 7762 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.150 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7761 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 3.355 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7761 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 4.160 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7761 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 3.351 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7761 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.955 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7761 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7761 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.37 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7761 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 3.112 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 3.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7760 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 4.610 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7759 days ago · 140 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.251 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7820 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.731 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7822 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.518 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7825 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.311 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.423 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.523 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.324 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.222 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7826 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.114 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7827 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.644 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7829 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.022 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7835 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.124 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7835 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.124 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7835 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.011 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7838 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.08 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7839 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.249 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7839 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.921 km E of Mandráki, Greece · 7840 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.520 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7841 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq8p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.