Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, May 22, 2005, 1:02 PM GMT+3 (10:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-22 10:02:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.000° N, 22.070° 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 usp000drbv. 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
246°, 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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7800 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7790 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7786 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7781 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.219 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7779 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7779 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.8112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7762 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.924 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7757 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.520 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.8120 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7752 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7749 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.7126 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7745 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7816 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.227 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7830 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7831 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drbv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.