Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 70 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 2:37 AM GMT+2 (00:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-18 00:37:52 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.810° N, 23.110° 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 usp000e4dk. 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
270°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.967 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.245 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7619 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.121 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7612 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.316 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7608 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.146 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.340 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7602 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.451 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7601 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.231 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7600 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.12 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7600 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7593 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.434 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7588 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.534 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.037 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7579 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7568 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.825 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7632 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.357 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7632 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.854 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.217 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.711 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.432 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7646 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.616 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7650 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4dk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.