M4.2 earthquake 58 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Aug 18, 2005, 12:58 PM GMT+3

UTC

2005-08-18 09:58:42 UTC

Depth

25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.690° N, 26.420° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000dxka. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

86

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast136 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast419 kmS

After

1. 3.014 km W of Fry, GreeceSat, Aug 20, 2:11 AM GMT+3 · 7714 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
2. 3.436 km S of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 22, 8:19 AM GMT+3 · 7711 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
3. 5.1111 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Sep 2, 10:42 AM GMT+3 · 7700 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
4. 4.3eastern Mediterranean SeaSat, Sep 3, 9:02 AM GMT+3 · 7699 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
5. 4.5110 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Sep 3, 9:04 AM GMT+3 · 7699 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 1:11 AM GMT+3 · 7693 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
7. 3.429 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 2:23 AM GMT+3 · 7693 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
8. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 3:49 AM GMT+3 · 7692 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
9. 4.488 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceWed, Sep 14, 11:12 PM GMT+3 · 7688 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
10. 3.5101 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceThu, Sep 15, 11:20 PM GMT+3 · 7687 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.757 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceTue, Sep 20, 9:05 PM GMT+3 · 7682 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
12. 3.449 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 23, 2:41 AM GMT+3 · 7680 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.822 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Sep 24, 4:12 AM GMT+3 · 7678 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
14. 3.224 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Sep 25, 6:50 AM GMT+3 · 7677 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, GreeceTue, Sep 27, 6:18 PM GMT+3 · 7675 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
16. 4.117 km SSE of Fry, GreeceWed, Sep 28, 4:47 AM GMT+3 · 7674 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
17. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 2:49 AM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
18. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 4:42 AM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
19. 3.424 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 30, 2:15 PM GMT+3 · 7672 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
20. 3.348 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 4:35 PM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
21. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 9:49 PM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
22. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 2, 3:12 PM GMT+3 · 7670 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
23. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 4, 7:13 PM GMT+3 · 7668 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
24. 3.59 km SSE of Fry, GreeceThu, Oct 6, 3:42 AM GMT+3 · 7666 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
25. 4.691 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Oct 6, 9:50 AM GMT+3 · 7666 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
26. 3.317 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 9, 11:38 PM GMT+3 · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
27. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 12, 3:25 PM GMT+3 · 7660 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
28. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Oct 14, 4:41 AM GMT+3 · 7658 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
29. 3.229 km S of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Oct 14, 9:04 AM GMT+3 · 7658 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
30. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 15, 3:05 PM GMT+3 · 7657 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away

Before

1. 4.285 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Aug 17, 8:23 PM GMT+3 · 7716 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
2. 4.2110 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 16, 1:33 AM GMT+3 · 7718 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
3. 4.153 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Aug 15, 9:56 PM GMT+3 · 7718 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
4. 4.198 km S of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 15, 5:03 AM GMT+3 · 7718 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
5. 3.442 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 14, 2:40 PM GMT+3 · 7719 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.122 km N of Sitia, GreeceSun, Aug 14, 3:09 AM GMT+3 · 7719 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
7. 4.125 km NNE of Sitia, GreeceWed, Aug 10, 8:17 PM GMT+3 · 7723 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
8. 4.152 km SE of Fry, GreeceMon, Aug 8, 9:49 AM GMT+3 · 7725 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
9. 3.540 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Aug 7, 4:34 AM GMT+3 · 7726 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
10. 3.854 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 4, 8:37 PM GMT+3 · 7729 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
11. 5.040 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Aug 4, 1:45 PM GMT+3 · 7729 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 2, 9:52 AM GMT+3 · 7731 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
13. 4.043 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jul 31, 11:35 AM GMT+3 · 7733 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jul 31, 8:18 AM GMT+3 · 7733 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
15. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceTue, Jul 19, 1:06 PM GMT+3 · 7745 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dxka. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.