Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 74 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 74 km N of Sitia, Greece on Tue, Feb 8, 2005, 6:01 PM GMT+2 (16:01 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km NNE of Eloúnda, 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
2005-02-08 16:01:24 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.870° N, 26.240° 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 usp000dfqm. 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
107°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7901 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.423 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 7894 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.333 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7889 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7887 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7887 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.962 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7881 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.132 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7879 days ago · 149 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.136 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7878 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.329 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7874 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.28 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7872 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.010 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 7871 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.011 km E of Fry, Greece · 7870 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.251 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7868 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.534 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7867 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.026 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.022 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.336 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.415 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.322 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.223 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.532 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.137 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.436 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.529 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.139 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.130 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.528 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7865 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.420 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7865 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.111 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7864 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.331 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7864 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.331 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7863 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.42 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7863 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.417 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7862 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.730 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7861 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.17 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7861 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.029 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7860 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.023 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7857 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 3.017 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7855 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.38 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7855 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 3.09 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7855 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.56 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7855 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 4.129 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7855 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 3.016 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7855 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.818 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7854 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.016 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7854 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.215 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7854 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.48 km E of Fry, Greece · 7850 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.456 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7920 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.429 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7927 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.743 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.046 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.612 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7931 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dfqm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.