Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km NE of Samos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Samos, Greece on Thu, Mar 17, 2005, 5:30 PM GMT+2 (15:30 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-17 15:30:22 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.780° N, 27.000° 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 usp000djdb. 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
168°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km SSE of Thymianá, Greece · 7852 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.45 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7850 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.24 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 7850 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.34 km E of Çe?me, Turkey · 7839 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.17 km SE of Turgutreis, Turkey · 7832 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.415 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7818 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.111 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.023 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7811 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km ESE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7868 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.32 km NNW of Mytilinioí, Greece · 7869 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.82 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7869 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.87 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7869 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.510 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7882 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.214 km SW of Davutlar, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djdb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.