M3.3 earthquake 2 km NNW of Mytilinioí, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Mytilinioí, Greece on Thu, Mar 17, 2005, 7:25 AM GMT+2 (05:25 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km N of Néon Karlovásion, 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-03-17 05:25:03 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.750° N, 26.890° 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 usp000djce. 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
- 165°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km ESE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7870 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.43 km NE of Samos, Greece · 7870 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.215 km SSE of Thymianá, Greece · 7853 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.45 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7852 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.24 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 7852 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.34 km E of Çe?me, Turkey · 7840 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.17 km SE of Turgutreis, Turkey · 7833 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.415 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7819 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.111 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7819 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.023 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7813 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djce. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.