Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 98 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 98 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Mar 18, 2005, 8:41 AM GMT+2 (06:41 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 85 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-18 06:41:18 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 22.620° 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 usp000djeu. 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
270°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7868 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.791 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7863 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.985 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7862 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.180 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7861 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.525 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.833 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7857 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7848 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7843 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7831 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.849 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7830 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.830 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7823 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.524 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7820 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7815 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.241 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7869 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.8110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7877 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.456 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7883 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.315 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.578 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.2123 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7889 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.044 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7890 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.339 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djeu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.