M3.1 earthquake 2 km NE of Rizári, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Rizári, Greece on Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 10:24 PM GMT+2 (20:24 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km WSW of Néa Sánta, 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
- 2005-03-11 20:24:43 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.800° N, 22.110° 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 usp000dj0f. 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
- 80°
- Stations used
- 9
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.93 km SW of Ássiros, Greece · 7873 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.06 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 7872 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Kuklis, North Macedonia · 7867 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.57 km WNW of Miravci, North Macedonia · 7867 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.30 km SW of Murtino, North Macedonia · 7865 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.33 km SE of Kuklis, North Macedonia · 7863 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.84 km NNW of Ampeleíes, Greece · 7845 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.15 km NW of Lianovérgi, Greece · 7844 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.53 km ENE of Strumica, North Macedonia · 7842 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.12 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7835 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.41 km SW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7835 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.42 km S of Murtino, North Macedonia · 7831 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.13 km NNW of Drymós, Greece · 7828 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.95 km SSE of Kalochóri, Greece · 7824 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dj0f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.