Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 32 km N of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 32 km N of Psará, Greece on Thu, Jan 27, 2005, 9:30 PM GMT+2 (19:30 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km N of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-27 19:30:28 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.830° N, 25.590° 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 usp000depz. 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
58°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.431 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7917 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.527 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7911 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.730 km N of Psará, Greece · 7909 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.322 km W of Psará, Greece · 7906 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 7906 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.46 km S of Psará, Greece · 7899 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.225 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7898 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.55 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7894 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.620 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7888 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.442 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 7881 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.015 km SE of Psará, Greece · 7878 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.321 km SE of Psará, Greece · 7870 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.437 km N of Psará, Greece · 7921 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.537 km N of Psará, Greece · 7921 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.627 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7931 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.37 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7937 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.419 km S of Thymianá, Greece · 7943 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.29 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 7943 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.318 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7943 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.037 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 7946 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000depz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.