Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 20 km W of Kéfalos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 20 km W of Kéfalos, Greece on Sat, Oct 1, 2005, 12:06 AM GMT+3 (21:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16 km S of Amorgós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-09-30 21:06:21 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.780° N, 26.730° 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 usp000e0kt. 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
124°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.815 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7662 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.27 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7660 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.912 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7649 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.811 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7643 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.810 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7643 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.116 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7642 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.961 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7639 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.23 km N of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7638 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.33 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7638 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.325 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7625 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.914 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7624 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7622 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.045 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7619 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.38 km WSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7619 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.221 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7615 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.214 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km ESE of Kardámaina, Greece · 7674 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.210 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7679 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.218 km N of Datça, Turkey · 7684 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.224 km W of Émponas, Greece · 7687 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.115 km NNW of Didim, Turkey · 7695 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7699 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0kt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.