M3.1 earthquake 6 km NE of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Míthymna, Greece on Wed, Nov 2, 2005, 8:06 PM GMT+2 (18:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 41 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-11-02 18:06:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.404° N, 26.235° 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 usp000e3c4. 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
- 181°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.415 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7637 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.48 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7629 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.344 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7615 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.28 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 7613 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.142 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7610 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.541 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7609 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.936 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7602 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.514 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7583 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.95 km NNE of Dikili, Turkey · 7583 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.38 km NE of Míthymna, Greece · 7583 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.910 km W of Behram, Turkey · 7582 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7582 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
Before
- 2.915 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7652 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.746 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7652 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.540 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7653 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.040 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7659 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.436 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7662 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3c4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.