Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 36 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, May 26, 2005, 7:41 AM GMT+3 (04:41 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, 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
2005-05-26 04:41:44 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 23.320° 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 usp000drkn. 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
237°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.44 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7792 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.125 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7790 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.310 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 7785 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.512 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7785 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.460 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.616 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7779 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.115 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7779 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.011 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7779 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.021 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7772 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.147 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7771 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.530 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7764 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.418 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7759 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.28 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7758 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.229 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7757 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.737 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7752 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.426 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7750 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7749 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.725 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7748 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.219 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7746 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.716 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7743 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.228 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7743 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.617 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7743 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.211 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7740 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.637 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7799 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.328 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7800 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.562 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7805 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7809 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.323 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.446 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7812 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.328 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7812 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.524 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7819 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.923 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7820 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.830 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7822 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drkn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.