M3.1 earthquake 41 km SSW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Psará, Greece on Wed, Dec 7, 2005, 3:19 AM GMT+2 (01:19 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-12-07 01:19:27 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.230° N, 25.300° 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 usp000e5pe. 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.839 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 7598 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.22 km SSW of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7593 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.925 km SSW of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7586 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.822 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7577 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.635 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7575 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.336 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7575 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 2.931 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7606 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.026 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 7606 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.118 km S of Alaçatı, Turkey · 7612 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.140 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7626 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.713 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7628 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5pe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.