M2.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

2.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Sep 24, 2005, 4:12 AM GMT+3

UTC

2005-09-24 01:12:29 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.340° N, 26.430° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000e01z. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

4

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast117 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast347 kmS

After

1. 3.535 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceSun, Sep 25, 2:50 AM GMT+3 · 7677 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
2. 3.437 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceSun, Sep 25, 3:43 AM GMT+3 · 7677 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
3. 3.224 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Sep 25, 6:50 AM GMT+3 · 7677 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 3.462 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceSun, Sep 25, 5:01 PM GMT+3 · 7676 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
5. 3.313 km NNE of Sitia, GreeceTue, Sep 27, 6:18 PM GMT+3 · 7674 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
6. 4.117 km SSE of Fry, GreeceWed, Sep 28, 4:47 AM GMT+3 · 7674 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
7. 3.226 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Sep 28, 7:26 AM GMT+3 · 7674 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
8. 3.442 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 2:49 AM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
9. 3.346 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 29, 4:42 AM GMT+3 · 7673 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
10. 3.424 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 30, 2:15 PM GMT+3 · 7671 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
11. 3.338 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 1, 9:49 PM GMT+3 · 7670 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
12. 3.445 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 2, 3:12 PM GMT+3 · 7669 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
13. 3.143 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 4, 7:13 PM GMT+3 · 7667 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.59 km SSE of Fry, GreeceThu, Oct 6, 3:42 AM GMT+3 · 7666 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
15. 3.317 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 9, 11:38 PM GMT+3 · 7662 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
16. 4.924 km ENE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Oct 11, 8:44 AM GMT+3 · 7661 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
17. 3.330 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Oct 11, 5:46 PM GMT+3 · 7660 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
18. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 12, 3:25 PM GMT+3 · 7659 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
19. 3.229 km S of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Oct 14, 9:04 AM GMT+3 · 7658 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
20. 3.453 km NNW of Fry, GreeceSat, Oct 15, 12:47 AM GMT+3 · 7657 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
21. 3.721 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Oct 20, 12:31 AM GMT+3 · 7652 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
22. 3.331 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Oct 23, 3:17 AM GMT+3 · 7649 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
23. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Oct 24, 3:07 AM GMT+3 · 7648 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
24. 3.320 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Oct 25, 11:43 AM GMT+3 · 7647 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
25. 3.112 km WSW of Fry, GreeceWed, Nov 2, 10:20 PM GMT+2 · 7638 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
26. 2.938 km WNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Nov 3, 2:00 AM GMT+2 · 7638 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
27. 3.65 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Nov 5, 1:46 AM GMT+2 · 7636 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
28. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Nov 5, 6:00 AM GMT+2 · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
29. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Nov 5, 7:57 PM GMT+2 · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
30. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Nov 7, 6:11 AM GMT+2 · 7634 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
31. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, GreeceWed, Nov 9, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 7632 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
32. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Nov 9, 7:44 AM GMT+2 · 7632 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
33. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Nov 9, 10:46 AM GMT+2 · 7632 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
34. 3.111 km SSE of Fry, GreeceWed, Nov 9, 6:51 PM GMT+2 · 7631 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
35. 3.77 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Nov 10, 6:47 AM GMT+2 · 7631 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
36. 3.236 km N of Sitia, GreeceThu, Nov 10, 2:24 PM GMT+2 · 7630 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
37. 3.422 km E of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Nov 10, 10:18 PM GMT+2 · 7630 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
38. 2.944 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Nov 17, 4:34 AM GMT+2 · 7624 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
39. 3.536 km NNE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Nov 17, 6:49 PM GMT+2 · 7623 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
40. 4.223 km N of Sitia, GreeceSat, Nov 19, 7:26 PM GMT+2 · 7621 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
41. 4.025 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Nov 20, 11:20 PM GMT+2 · 7620 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away

Before

1. 3.449 km SSE of Fry, GreeceFri, Sep 23, 2:41 AM GMT+3 · 7679 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
2. 3.044 km NNW of Fry, GreeceSat, Sep 17, 11:27 PM GMT+3 · 7684 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
3. 3.440 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 3:49 AM GMT+3 · 7692 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
4. 3.429 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 2:23 AM GMT+3 · 7692 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
5. 3.632 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Sep 10, 1:11 AM GMT+3 · 7692 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
6. 3.226 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceMon, Sep 5, 9:28 PM GMT+3 · 7696 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.326 km NW of Fry, GreeceSun, Sep 4, 1:38 AM GMT+3 · 7698 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
8. 3.250 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Sep 2, 11:02 PM GMT+3 · 7699 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
9. 3.025 km E of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 26, 2:59 PM GMT+3 · 7706 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.960 km SSE of Emporeío, GreeceFri, Aug 26, 10:55 AM GMT+3 · 7707 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e01z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.