Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Sámi, Greece on Fri, Sep 2, 2005, 1:12 AM GMT+3 (22:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-09-01 22:12:08 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.210° N, 20.700° 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 usp000dyhq. 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
113°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.223 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7699 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.231 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7698 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.641 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7698 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.311 km SW of Póros, Greece · 7694 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.3Greece · 7693 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.131 km SSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.025 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7689 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.227 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.63 km SW of Kríkellos, Greece · 7689 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.420 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.215 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7684 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.824 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.020 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.414 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 7682 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.013 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.414 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7682 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.33 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7681 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.46 km ENE of Sámi, Greece · 7676 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.14 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7676 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.321 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 7674 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.319 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.43 km ENE of Katastárion, Greece · 7672 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.05 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 7672 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.45 km E of Gavaloú, Greece · 7672 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.23 km NE of Paravóla, Greece · 7672 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.23 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7671 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.215 km SW of Néos Oropós, Greece · 7669 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.312 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 7669 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.52 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece · 7667 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.44 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7667 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.38 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7664 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 4.120 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7663 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.22 km NW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7663 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 3.15 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7663 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.92 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7660 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.320 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7659 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.32 km S of Antirrio, Greece · 7658 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.02 km SE of Río, Greece · 7658 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.25 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.12 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.54 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.54 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7658 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.01 km ESE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 3.35 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7658 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 3.24 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7657 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.14 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7657 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.654 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7656 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.13 km NW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7656 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.05 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 7656 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.14 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 7656 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.23 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7655 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 3.13 km S of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7655 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.11 km SW of Antirrio, Greece · 7655 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.14 km WSW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7655 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.23 km W of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7655 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.23 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7654 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.750 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7654 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 5.713 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7654 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 25
  60. 5.026 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 7654 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.430 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7701 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.14 km WSW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7705 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.93 km N of Antirrio, Greece · 7705 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.14 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7706 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.624 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7706 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.314 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7706 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.08 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7706 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.93 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7707 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.1Greece · 7712 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.80 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7714 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.57 km ESE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7717 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.38 km E of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7717 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.64 km SSE of Chávari, Greece · 7717 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.08 km NW of Pátra, Greece · 7720 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.212 km SSE of Thérmo, Greece · 7722 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.310 km NE of Paravóla, Greece · 7724 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.22 km S of Antirrio, Greece · 7725 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.311 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 7726 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.39 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7726 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.59 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7727 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dyhq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.