Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 34 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 34 km N of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Jan 3, 2005, 12:57 PM GMT+2 (10:57 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km N of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-03 10:57:20 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.520° N, 26.070° 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 usp000dcfr. 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
118°
Stations used
11

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.044 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 7939 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.829 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.046 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.743 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.429 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7927 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 7927 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7907 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.574 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7906 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.642 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7896 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.333 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7889 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7888 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.721 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7950 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.445 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7955 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.136 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7959 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7962 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.317 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.213 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7967 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dcfr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.