Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 106 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 106 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Aug 27, 2005, 4:53 PM GMT+3 (13:53 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 84 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece. 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
2005-08-27 13:53:47 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.370° N, 22.310° 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 usp000dy5e. 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
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.576 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7704 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.7149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7702 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.5125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7699 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7699 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7672 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7668 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7668 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7662 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.780 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7655 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.154 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7706 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.429 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7709 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1139 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7717 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.750 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7720 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.294 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7721 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.472 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7724 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.6128 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7728 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.289 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7730 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.0central Mediterranean Sea · 7734 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dy5e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.