Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 40 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Nov 7, 2005, 6:11 AM GMT+2 (04:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 31 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-07 04:11:42 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.840° N, 26.160° 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 usp000e3ns. 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
176°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.541 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7633 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.329 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7633 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.111 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7632 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.236 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7632 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.944 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7625 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.536 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7624 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.223 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7622 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.025 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7621 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.5110 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7617 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.334 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.343 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7616 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.484 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7615 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.381 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7614 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.040 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7613 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.320 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7605 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.28 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7599 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7596 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7588 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7588 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7580 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7576 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.4109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7636 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.339 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7636 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.873 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7637 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7637 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.13 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.938 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7639 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.112 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7639 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.354 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7645 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.079 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7647 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.320 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7648 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.027 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7649 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.331 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7650 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.931 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7652 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.1109 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7658 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.597 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7659 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.339 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7660 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.440 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7661 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.317 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7663 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3ns. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.