Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 27 km WNW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Psará, Greece on Tue, May 17, 2005, 1:08 AM GMT+3 (22:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 34 km NNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Chios forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-16 22:08:06 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.660° N, 25.280° 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 usp000dqzj. 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
143°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.233 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.334 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.137 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7808 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.131 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7808 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.228 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.122 km N of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.031 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7794 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.022 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.17 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 7785 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.228 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 7783 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.318 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 7771 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.210 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7764 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.211 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7763 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.04 km NE of Psará, Greece · 7761 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.213 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7750 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.129 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.029 km N of Psará, Greece · 7810 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.132 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7814 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.226 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7814 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.425 km N of Psará, Greece · 7814 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.96 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.313 km SE of Psará, Greece · 7818 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.110 km S of Psará, Greece · 7820 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.225 km N of Psará, Greece · 7822 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.514 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7829 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dqzj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.