Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 50 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Jan 17, 2005, 5:56 PM GMT+2 (15:56 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 62 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-17 15:56:16 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.500° N, 20.330° 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 usp000ddkq. 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
240°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7926 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.613 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 7926 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.551 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7920 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.762 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7914 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.782 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.9117 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.337 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.4102 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.475 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7910 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.28 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7903 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.414 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7901 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.45 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7900 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.525 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7900 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.529 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7896 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.549 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7896 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.44 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7895 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.416 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7893 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.311 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7887 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.39 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7885 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.210 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 7880 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.610 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.482 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7878 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.666 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7876 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.524 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7870 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.79 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7869 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.650 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.31 km ENE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7936 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.344 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.58 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7939 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.45 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.671 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7944 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.621 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7945 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.322 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7948 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.019 km S of Valsamáta, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddkq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.