Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 28 km N of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 28 km N of Kolympári, Greece on Thu, Jan 20, 2005, 2:53 PM GMT+2 (12:53 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km S of Kýthira, 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
2005-01-20 12:53:51 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.790° N, 23.840° 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 usp000ddv6. 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
165°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.526 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7924 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.342 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7905 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.312 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7900 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.054 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7888 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.248 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.315 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.452 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.419 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7882 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.037 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7877 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.942 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7871 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.241 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7869 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7868 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.140 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7930 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.816 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7935 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.634 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7944 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.355 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7947 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7952 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddv6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.