M4.2 earthquake 85 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 17, 2005, 8:23 PM GMT+3

UTC

2005-08-17 17:23:54 UTC

Depth

24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.460° N, 26.540° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000dxj1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

133

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast160 kmSE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast443 kmS

After

1. 4.258 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 18, 12:58 PM GMT+3 · 7718 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
2. 3.436 km S of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 22, 8:19 AM GMT+3 · 7714 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
3. 5.1111 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Sep 2, 10:42 AM GMT+3 · 7703 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
4. 4.3eastern Mediterranean SeaSat, Sep 3, 9:02 AM GMT+3 · 7702 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
5. 4.5110 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Sep 3, 9:04 AM GMT+3 · 7702 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
6. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 1:11 AM GMT+3 · 7695 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
7. 3.429 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 2:23 AM GMT+3 · 7695 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 3:49 AM GMT+3 · 7695 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
9. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceWed, Sep 14, 11:12 PM GMT+3 · 7690 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceThu, Sep 15, 11:20 PM GMT+3 · 7689 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceTue, Sep 20, 9:05 PM GMT+3 · 7684 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
12. 3.449 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 23, 2:41 AM GMT+3 · 7682 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Sep 24, 4:12 AM GMT+3 · 7681 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
14. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 2:49 AM GMT+3 · 7676 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
15. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 4:42 AM GMT+3 · 7676 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
16. 3.424 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 30, 2:15 PM GMT+3 · 7674 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
17. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 4:35 PM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
18. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 9:49 PM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
19. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 2, 3:12 PM GMT+3 · 7672 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
20. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 4, 7:13 PM GMT+3 · 7670 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
21. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Oct 6, 9:50 AM GMT+3 · 7669 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
22. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 12, 3:25 PM GMT+3 · 7662 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
23. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Oct 14, 4:41 AM GMT+3 · 7661 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
24. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 15, 3:05 PM GMT+3 · 7659 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

Before

1. 4.2110 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 16, 1:33 AM GMT+3 · 7720 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
2. 4.153 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Aug 15, 9:56 PM GMT+3 · 7720 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
3. 4.198 km S of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 15, 5:03 AM GMT+3 · 7721 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
4. 3.442 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 14, 2:40 PM GMT+3 · 7721 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
5. 4.152 km SE of Fry, GreeceMon, Aug 8, 9:49 AM GMT+3 · 7728 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
6. 3.540 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 7, 4:34 AM GMT+3 · 7729 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
7. 3.854 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 4, 8:37 PM GMT+3 · 7731 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 5.040 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 4, 1:45 PM GMT+3 · 7731 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
9. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 2, 9:52 AM GMT+3 · 7734 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
10. 4.043 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jul 31, 11:35 AM GMT+3 · 7736 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
11. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jul 31, 8:18 AM GMT+3 · 7736 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxj1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.