Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 33 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 33 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Mar 29, 2005, 1:30 AM GMT+3 (22:30 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-28 22:30:01 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.930° N, 23.690° 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 usp000dkc4. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7856 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.47 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7856 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.430 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7847 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.219 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7844 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.317 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7830 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.849 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7830 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.113 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7829 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.445 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7826 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.830 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7822 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.923 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7820 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.524 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7820 days ago · 59 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.328 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7813 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.446 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7813 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.323 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7813 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.562 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7806 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.328 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7801 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.637 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7800 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.136 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7799 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.525 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.323 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7859 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.180 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7861 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.316 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7862 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.043 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7863 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.398 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7868 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.241 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7868 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.58 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7872 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.924 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7875 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.419 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.628 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7881 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.315 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.339 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7885 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.578 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7886 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dkc4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.