Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 10 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Aug 16, 2005, 12:37 PM GMT+3 (09:37 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 22 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-16 09:37:55 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.810° N, 24.200° 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 usp000dxer. 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
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.658 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7714 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.134 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7709 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.969 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7707 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.116 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7705 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7701 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.59 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7700 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.422 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7695 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.827 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7695 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.524 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7694 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.327 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.014 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7689 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.230 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7688 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.138 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7676 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7668 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.528 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7667 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7659 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.59 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 7719 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.428 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7719 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.125 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7720 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.530 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7720 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.328 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7729 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.369 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7731 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.315 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7733 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.213 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7733 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.517 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 7736 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.617 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7736 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.212 km SW of Asímion, Greece · 7736 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.516 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7739 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.69 km S of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7740 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.211 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7741 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.174 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7742 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.617 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7743 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.228 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7744 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.716 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7744 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxer. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.