Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 90 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 90 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, May 25, 2005, 12:09 AM GMT+3 (21:09 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 central Mediterranean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-24 21:09:34 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.730° N, 22.130° 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 usp000drh8. 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
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7786 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7778 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7777 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.8112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7762 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.8120 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7752 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7749 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.7126 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7745 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.543 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7740 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7816 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drh8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.