Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24 km SSW of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Koróni, Greece on Thu, Dec 8, 2005, 5:33 PM GMT+2 (15:33 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-08 15:33:59 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 21.820° 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 usp000e5t4. 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7595 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7590 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.230 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.232 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.427 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.234 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.135 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7583 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7576 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7574 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.315 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7567 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.1southern Greece · 7567 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.96 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7566 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7559 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.796 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7555 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7552 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7547 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km WSW of Karyés, Greece · 7612 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.43 km SSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7617 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7618 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.417 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7618 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.56 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7621 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7625 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.211 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 7627 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.670 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7630 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5t4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.