Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 25 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 25 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Aug 13, 2005, 4:00 AM GMT+3 (01:00 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 22 km WSW of Agía Galíni, 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
2005-08-13 01:00:54 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.000° N, 23.640° 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 usp000dx7p. 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
226°, 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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.428 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7720 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.59 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 7720 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.510 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7717 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.429 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7710 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.154 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7706 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.116 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7706 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.576 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7705 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.26 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7702 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.59 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7701 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7700 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.422 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7696 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.827 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7696 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.524 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7695 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.014 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7690 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.230 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7689 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7669 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7669 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.528 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7668 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.750 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7721 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.530 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7721 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.294 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7722 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.472 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7725 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.421 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7729 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.328 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7730 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.369 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7732 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.315 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7734 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.516 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7739 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.69 km S of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7741 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.211 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7742 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.617 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7744 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.228 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7745 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.716 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7745 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.219 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7747 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.725 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7750 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dx7p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.