Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 80 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Oct 17, 2005, 7:19 AM GMT+3 (04:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-17 04:19:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 22.500° 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 usp000e1zu. 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
249°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.949 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7650 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.711 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.217 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.854 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.891 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7636 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7624 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.370 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.967 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.245 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7619 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.430 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7662 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7668 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7669 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7673 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1zu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.