Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 31 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece on Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 4:28 PM GMT+2 (14:28 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km E of Áno Lekhónia, 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
2005-12-22 14:28:40 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.950° N, 23.070° 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 usp000e6mg. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 7585 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.339 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 7584 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.225 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.78 km NNW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7561 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.110 km ESE of Zagorá, Greece · 7560 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.036 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.02 km N of Ierissós, Greece · 7531 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.86 km WNW of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 7531 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.18 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7589 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.01 km WSW of Polýgyros, Greece · 7589 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.535 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 7589 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.143 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.96 km ENE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.59 km ENE of Sárti, Greece · 7603 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.314 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7607 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.13 km SE of Ormýlia, Greece · 7607 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.114 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7607 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.914 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7607 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.411 km E of Korinós, Greece · 7611 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.13 km S of Tríkeri, Greece · 7613 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6mg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.