Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 55 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 55 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Aug 20, 2005, 2:33 AM GMT+3 (23:33 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 28 km S of Géfyra, 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
2005-08-19 23:33:47 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 23.610° 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 usp000dxph. 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
163°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.429 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7709 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7672 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7668 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.228 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7664 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.726 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7658 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.431 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7718 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.835 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7723 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.421 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7728 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.646 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7732 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.126 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7736 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.124 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7738 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxph. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.