Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, May 1, 2005, 11:33 PM GMT+3 (20:33 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-01 20:33:59 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.740° N, 21.990° 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 usp000dpqg. 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
172°
Stations used
52

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7816 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7802 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7800 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7778 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7777 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7831 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7842 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7847 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dpqg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.