Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 65 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Dec 13, 2005, 5:53 AM GMT+2 (03:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km SW of Lixoúri, 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
2005-12-13 03:53:53 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.160° N, 20.600° 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 usp000e62e. 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
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.314 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7599 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.939 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7599 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.39 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7598 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.26 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7597 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.613 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7597 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.211 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7592 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.755 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7591 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7591 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.311 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7590 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7587 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.44 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7587 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.662 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7586 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.056 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7580 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.78 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7577 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.415 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7577 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.19 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7576 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.729 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7572 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.926 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7566 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.26 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7564 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.855 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7563 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7560 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.455 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7559 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7556 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7553 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.852 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7552 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.59 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7552 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.414 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7548 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.115 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7547 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.54 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7543 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.73 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7542 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7542 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.13 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 7542 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.264 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7600 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.513 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.710 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.79 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.720 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.78 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7602 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.311 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7603 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.315 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7603 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.811 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7603 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.76 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7603 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.43 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7603 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.416 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7605 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.47 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7605 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.39 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7606 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.58 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.611 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.08 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.313 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.312 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.112 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7607 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e62e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.