Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 109 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 109 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Nov 6, 2005, 8:10 AM GMT+2 (06:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 123 km S of Néa Anatolí, 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
2005-11-06 06:10:52 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.230° N, 26.470° 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 usp000e3m4. 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
292°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.740 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7634 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7632 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7631 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7616 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4123 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4113 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7616 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.6157 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7613 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7613 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.4132 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7611 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7635 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.8134 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7643 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7646 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7648 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.931 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7651 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7656 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7658 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7659 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3m4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.