Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 81 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Jan 11, 2005, 10:47 PM GMT+2 (20:47 UTC), 38 km (24 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-11 20:47:16 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.760° N, 23.000° 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 usp000dd3y. 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
274°, 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7925 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.856 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7918 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.7104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7917 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.312 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7899 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.332 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.339 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.044 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7890 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.2123 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7888 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.578 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.628 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.419 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7937 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.634 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7944 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7952 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7960 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.115 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7961 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dd3y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.