Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Aug 30, 2005, 8:34 PM GMT+3 (17:34 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 84 km SSW of Kýthira, 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
2005-08-30 17:34:59 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.610° N, 22.230° 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 usp000dybx. 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
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7699 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7669 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7662 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.4148 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.5106 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7706 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.0176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7717 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.1139 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7717 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.294 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7721 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.472 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7724 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.6128 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7729 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3152 km N of Al Bay??’, Libya · 7730 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.369 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7731 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dybx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.