Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 45 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 4:54 AM GMT+2 (02:54 UTC), 19 km (12 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
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-22 02:54:36 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.090° N, 23.210° 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 usp000e4pg. 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
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.121 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7611 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.316 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7608 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.56 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7607 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.430 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.85 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7605 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.340 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7602 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.451 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7601 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.231 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7600 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.12 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7600 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7593 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.434 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7588 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.534 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.037 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7568 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.967 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.370 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.357 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7632 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.854 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.217 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.711 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7639 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.432 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7645 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4pg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.