M3.1 earthquake 54 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

Magnitude

3.1 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Aug 27, 2005, 2:20 PM GMT+3

UTC

2005-08-27 11:20:16 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.180° N, 23.090° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000dy57. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

280°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Chaniá, GreecePopulation 53,910. Forecast93 kmWSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast187 kmW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast509 kmSW

After

1. 3.5106 km SW of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Aug 27, 4:53 PM GMT+3 · 7708 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
2. 3.116 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceSun, Aug 28, 1:17 AM GMT+3 · 7708 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.576 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceMon, Aug 29, 1:52 AM GMT+3 · 7707 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
4. 3.26 km NNW of Kastrí, GreeceThu, Sep 1, 4:12 AM GMT+3 · 7704 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
5. 3.59 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceFri, Sep 2, 12:06 PM GMT+3 · 7703 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
6. 3.5125 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Sep 3, 4:18 AM GMT+3 · 7702 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
7. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceSat, Sep 3, 6:41 AM GMT+3 · 7702 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
8. 4.014 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceMon, Sep 12, 10:20 PM GMT+3 · 7692 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 8:38 PM GMT+3 · 7675 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
10. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceMon, Oct 3, 7:29 PM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
11. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, GreeceTue, Oct 4, 3:23 AM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
12. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, GreeceMon, Oct 10, 6:08 PM GMT+3 · 7664 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
13. 3.726 km N of Agía Marína, GreeceFri, Oct 14, 1:15 PM GMT+3 · 7661 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
14. 3.780 km SSW of Kýthira, GreeceMon, Oct 17, 7:19 AM GMT+3 · 7658 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
15. 3.616 km SW of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Oct 22, 4:55 PM GMT+3 · 7652 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.949 km NNW of Kíssamos, GreeceSat, Oct 22, 7:52 PM GMT+3 · 7652 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 3.429 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceWed, Aug 24, 8:14 AM GMT+3 · 7712 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
2. 4.1139 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceTue, Aug 16, 8:27 AM GMT+3 · 7720 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
3. 3.428 km SSE of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Aug 13, 2:32 PM GMT+3 · 7722 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
4. 3.125 km S of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Aug 13, 4:00 AM GMT+3 · 7723 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
5. 3.750 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Aug 13, 1:41 AM GMT+3 · 7723 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.294 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceFri, Aug 12, 2:18 AM GMT+3 · 7724 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.835 km ESE of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Aug 10, 2:44 PM GMT+3 · 7725 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.472 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceTue, Aug 9, 3:09 AM GMT+3 · 7727 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
9. 3.421 km NNW of Kolympári, GreeceFri, Aug 5, 12:55 AM GMT+3 · 7731 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.6128 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceThu, Aug 4, 8:56 PM GMT+3 · 7731 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
11. 3.289 km SW of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Aug 3, 10:46 AM GMT+3 · 7733 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
12. 3.369 km SSW of Palaióchora, GreeceTue, Aug 2, 5:41 AM GMT+3 · 7734 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
13. 4.0central Mediterranean SeaSat, Jul 30, 2:25 PM GMT+3 · 7736 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dy57. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.