Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 1:02 AM GMT+3 (22:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 47 km W of Palaióchora, 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
2005-04-23 22:02:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.120° N, 22.290° 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 usp000dp2w. 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
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.830 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7822 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.562 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7805 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7802 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7800 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.136 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7799 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.460 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.147 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7771 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7842 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7847 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.180 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7860 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dp2w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.