Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 39 km SE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Karyes, Greece on Wed, May 4, 2005, 7:55 PM GMT+3 (16:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km SE of Sykiá, 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
2005-05-04 16:55:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.030° N, 24.600° 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 usp000dpwz. 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
130°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.133 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7816 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.936 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7809 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.17 km NE of Néa Fókaia, Greece · 7806 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.331 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7796 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.043 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 7794 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.346 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7788 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.17 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7786 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.531 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7778 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.91 km SSE of Arnaía, Greece · 7778 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.732 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7771 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.356 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 7821 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7826 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.035 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7830 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.721 km W of Limenária, Greece · 7838 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.4Aegean Sea · 7848 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.410 km NW of Stratónion, Greece · 7849 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.47 km NNW of Stratónion, Greece · 7849 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.35 km NNW of Stratónion, Greece · 7849 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dpwz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.