Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Feb 8, 2005, 6:38 PM GMT+2 (16:38 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-02-08 16:38:29 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.441° N, 26.497° 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 usp000dfqq. 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
69°
Stations used
250

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.642 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7896 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.162 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7895 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.333 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7888 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.552 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7878 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.229 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7875 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.543 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7867 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.6132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7866 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.939 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7864 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.692 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7864 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.951 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7860 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7907 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7922 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 7927 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.829 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfqq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC.