Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 18 km S of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Sun, Dec 18, 2005, 10:24 AM GMT+2 (08:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-18 08:24:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.670° N, 24.090° 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 usp000e6c5. 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
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.534 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.037 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.138 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7585 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7579 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7568 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7539 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7535 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.324 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7594 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.231 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7600 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.330 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.230 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.451 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7601 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.340 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7602 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.131 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.146 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.525 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.438 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.56 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7608 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.316 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7608 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.347 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7609 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.121 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7612 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7615 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.245 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7619 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6c5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.