Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 48 km NNE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Oct 2, 2005, 7:59 AM GMT+3 (04:59 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 44 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-02 04:59:23 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.290° N, 24.830° 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 usp000e0q1. 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
120°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7668 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.447 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 7664 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.436 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7662 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.040 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7659 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.113 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7658 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.132 km S of Skýros, Greece · 7657 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.344 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 7654 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.828 km SSE of Patitírion, Greece · 7653 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.540 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7652 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.7Aegean Sea · 7652 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.746 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7652 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.9Aegean Sea · 7651 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.343 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 7647 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.231 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7638 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.929 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7638 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.413 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7638 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.630 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7634 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.354 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 7629 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.140 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7625 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.130 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7623 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.344 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7615 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.131 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7612 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.631 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 7670 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.615 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7673 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.332 km N of Psará, Greece · 7673 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.232 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7674 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.534 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7676 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.421 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7677 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.239 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7681 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.315 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7683 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.413 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7684 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.546 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7686 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.119 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7686 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.123 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7688 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.421 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7688 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.314 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7688 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.312 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7691 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.036 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7694 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.719 km NW of Kými, Greece · 7694 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.432 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7695 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.523 km N of Psará, Greece · 7697 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.235 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7699 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0q1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.