Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km W of Megalópoli, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km W of Megalópoli, Greece on Thu, May 5, 2005, 6:11 PM GMT+3 (15:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 southern 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
2005-05-05 15:11:17 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.420° N, 21.970° 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 usp000dpze. 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
117°
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.216 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.313 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.110 km WSW of Trípoli, Greece · 7817 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.623 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.57 km SSW of Náfplio, Greece · 7816 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.9southern Greece · 7815 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.30 km E of Várda, Greece · 7815 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.09 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.27 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7812 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.2southern Greece · 7810 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7808 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.1southern Greece · 7807 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.93 km N of Témeni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.80 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7804 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7802 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.117 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7801 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7798 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.116 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7798 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.413 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7796 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.7Ionian Sea · 7796 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.914 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7795 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7794 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.13 km NNE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7794 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.27 km SSW of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7787 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.22 km S of Pátra, Greece · 7787 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.52 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7787 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.324 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 7782 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.213 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7782 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 3.110 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 7781 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.32 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 7778 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.13 km WSW of Ligourión, Greece · 7778 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.011 km SE of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7774 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.9Greece · 7774 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.813 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7774 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.114 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7774 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.08 km ESE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7772 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7771 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.414 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7770 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.312 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7770 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 3.09 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 7770 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.86 km NE of Drépanon, Greece · 7770 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.425 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7765 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 3.07 km W of Kyparissía, Greece · 7823 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.78 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7825 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.42 km W of Moúlki, Greece · 7831 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.111 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7838 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.316 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7839 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.14 km SSW of Kamárai, Greece · 7839 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.522 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7845 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.04 km ENE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7846 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dpze. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.