Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 31 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 31 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece on Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 4:39 AM GMT+3 (01:39 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 31 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-21 01:39:56 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.730° N, 25.610° 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 usp000e2ct. 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
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7649 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.584 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7649 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.320 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7647 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.354 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7645 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7640 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.13 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7636 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7636 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7635 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7633 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7632 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.3Crete, Greece · 7632 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.522 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7625 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.925 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7625 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7625 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.223 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7622 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7617 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7617 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7615 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.438 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.320 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7605 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.230 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7602 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.330 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7601 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.28 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7599 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7657 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7659 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7660 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7660 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7667 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7668 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7671 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7671 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7674 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7674 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.138 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7677 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.437 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7678 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.535 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7678 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e2ct. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.