M3.3 earthquake 56 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece on Wed, May 4, 2005, 2:37 AM GMT+3 (23:37 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km SE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-05-03 23:37:50 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.680° N, 24.450° 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 usp000dpvp. 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
- 62°
- Stations used
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.939 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7821 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.133 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7816 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.532 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7804 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.331 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7796 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.043 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 7794 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.031 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7794 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.346 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7789 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.917 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7788 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.17 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7786 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.531 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7779 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.732 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7771 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.810 km NW of Skópelos, Greece · 7765 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dpvp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.