Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km N of Sitia, Greece on Tue, May 17, 2005, 5:23 PM GMT+3 (14:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 69 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. 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
2005-05-17 14:23:50 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.330° N, 26.120° 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 usp000dr1b. 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
142°
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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.159 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7802 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.550 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7802 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.821 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7802 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.144 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7802 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7801 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.08 km W of Fry, Greece · 7801 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.128 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7801 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.323 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7795 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7795 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.769 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7795 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7793 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.229 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7793 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.249 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.257 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.549 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.042 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.649 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.375 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7792 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.241 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.549 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7792 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.27 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 7791 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.235 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.813 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.149 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7790 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.845 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.148 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7790 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.242 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7788 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.344 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7788 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.153 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7784 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.324 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7784 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7782 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.844 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7781 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.129 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7780 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.640 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.563 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7776 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.740 km S of Sitia, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.335 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 3.644 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.646 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7775 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.334 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7775 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 3.557 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7774 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.052 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7772 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.55 km SW of Neápoli, Greece · 7771 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 3.424 km N of Fry, Greece · 7761 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.37 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.112 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.124 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7760 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.858 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7756 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 4.129 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7755 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7755 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.237 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7754 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.632 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7749 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.326 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7812 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.47 km NNW of Kentrí, Greece · 7821 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.731 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7821 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.349 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.048 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.251 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.257 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.553 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.949 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.945 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7822 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7823 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.11 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7823 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.149 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7824 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.311 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.423 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.523 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.324 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.222 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7825 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.51 km NW of Sísion, Greece · 7826 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.260 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7826 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dr1b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.