Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 18 km S of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km S of Samothráki, Greece on Fri, Feb 11, 2005, 5:55 AM GMT+2 (03:55 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-02-11 03:55:14 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.310° N, 25.500° 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 usp000dfwg. 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
149°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.225 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7898 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.836 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7870 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.035 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7870 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.435 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7869 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.335 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7869 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.535 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7867 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.130 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7864 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.628 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7859 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.427 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7851 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.4Aegean Sea · 7849 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.023 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7846 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.119 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7918 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.321 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7932 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.137 km SSE of Limenária, Greece · 7932 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.627 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7932 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfwg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.