M4.0 earthquake 176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Aug 16, 2005, 8:08 AM GMT+2 (06:08 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-08-16 06:08:35 UTC
- Depth
- 43.7 km (27.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.378° N, 22.051° 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 usp000dxeg. 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
- 264°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7705 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.5125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7701 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 4.1139 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7719 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.6128 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7731 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.3152 km N of Al Bay??’, Libya · 7732 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.0central Mediterranean Sea · 7736 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4174 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7743 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxeg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.