Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 53 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 10:58 AM GMT+2 (08:58 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 39 km N of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-19 08:58:53 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.960° N, 27.000° 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 usp000e6e2. 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
88°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.07 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.210 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.239 km N of Fry, Greece · 7588 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7585 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.756 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7582 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.215 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7581 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.117 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7581 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.524 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.513 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.318 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.130 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.13 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.357 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.548 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7577 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.418 km SSW of Émponas, Greece · 7575 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.116 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7573 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.010 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7573 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.638 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7571 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.61 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7569 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.328 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.925 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.928 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7557 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.18 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7556 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 3.08 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7555 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.150 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.315 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.426 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 3.015 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7546 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.021 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7544 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.449 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7544 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.211 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.814 km E of Fry, Greece · 7539 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7532 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7595 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.625 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7599 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.829 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7601 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.48 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7602 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.040 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7612 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.615 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7612 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.547 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7612 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.214 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.045 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7619 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.025 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6e2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.