Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 50 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 50 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Aug 13, 2005, 1:41 AM GMT+3 (22:41 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 139 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-12 22:41:03 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.210° N, 23.130° 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 usp000dx7j. 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
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7722 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.428 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7721 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.1139 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7718 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.429 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7710 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.154 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7707 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.5106 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7707 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.116 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7707 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.576 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7706 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.26 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7703 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.59 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7701 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.5125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7701 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7701 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.014 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7691 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7674 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7670 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7670 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7663 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.294 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7723 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.835 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7724 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.472 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7726 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.421 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7730 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.6128 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7730 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.289 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7731 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.369 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7733 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.0central Mediterranean Sea · 7735 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.516 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7740 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.211 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7742 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.228 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7745 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.716 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7745 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.219 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7748 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.725 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7750 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7751 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dx7j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.