Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 42 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 42 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Aug 14, 2005, 2:40 PM GMT+3 (11:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-08-14 11:40:33 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 26.200° 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 usp000dxaf. 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
231°, 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.198 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7718 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.26 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.153 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7717 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.2110 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7717 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.323 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7717 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.285 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7715 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.258 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7714 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.014 km W of Fry, Greece · 7713 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.436 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7710 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.066 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7703 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.1111 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7699 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.3eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7698 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7698 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.326 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7698 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.226 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7696 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7692 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.429 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7692 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7692 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.327 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7690 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7687 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7681 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.449 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7679 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.535 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7677 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.437 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7677 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.224 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7677 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7674 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.117 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7674 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7673 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.424 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7671 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7670 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7669 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7667 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.59 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7666 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7665 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 3.317 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7662 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7659 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7659 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.125 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7722 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.152 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7724 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.540 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7726 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.854 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7728 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 5.040 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7728 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 7730 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.043 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7732 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 7732 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7744 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.751 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7745 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.733 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.220 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7746 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.987 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.414 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 7747 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxaf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.