Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 34 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 34 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Jan 1, 2005, 2:11 AM GMT+2 (00:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-01 00:11:43 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.200° N, 23.310° 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 usp000dcax. 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
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7938 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.816 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7934 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.181 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7933 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7926 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.428 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7925 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.526 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7924 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.856 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7918 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.7104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7917 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.342 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7905 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.312 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7899 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.410 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7898 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.332 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.339 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.044 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7890 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.578 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7886 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.248 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.315 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7952 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.27 km WNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7957 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7960 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.115 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7961 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.533 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7967 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.446 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7967 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.532 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7970 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.641 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7973 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dcax. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.