Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Dec 8, 2005, 12:46 PM GMT+2 (10:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 29 km S of Karpathos, 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
2005-12-08 10:46:30 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.550° N, 27.130° 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 usp000e5sn. 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
144°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.377 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 7601 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.179 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7601 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.829 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7601 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.625 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7599 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7595 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.353 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7591 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.239 km N of Fry, Greece · 7588 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7585 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.756 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7582 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.524 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.513 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.318 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.130 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.13 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.357 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.548 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7577 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.418 km SSW of Émponas, Greece · 7575 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.638 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7571 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.61 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7569 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.328 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.925 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.928 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7557 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.150 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.315 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.426 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.015 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7546 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.021 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7544 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.449 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7544 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.040 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7612 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.615 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7612 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.547 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7612 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.045 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7619 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.025 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.223 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7621 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.536 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7623 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.422 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7630 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.236 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7630 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.77 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7631 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.111 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7631 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7631 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7631 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7632 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5sn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.