M3.0 earthquake 19 km NE of Sérifos, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Sérifos, Greece on Thu, Apr 21, 2005, 11:34 PM GMT+3 (20:34 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 57 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-04-21 20:34:04 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.280° N, 24.660° 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 usp000dnxx. 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
- 279°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.58 km SSE of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7827 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.93 km N of Saronída, Greece · 7827 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.533 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7824 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.829 km S of Kárystos, Greece · 7784 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.157 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 7782 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.62 km SE of Kítsi, Greece · 7781 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.724 km S of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7780 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dnxx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.