M3.3 earthquake 4 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece on Sun, Mar 27, 2005, 10:05 AM GMT+3 (07:05 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-03-27 07:05:13 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.210° N, 20.550° 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 usp000dk57. 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
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.32 km ESE of Gastoúni, Greece · 7852 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.31 km SW of Sardínia, Greece · 7851 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.43 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7851 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.214 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7850 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.46 km NW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7848 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.18 km WNW of Kríkellos, Greece · 7846 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.522 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7845 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.18 km N of Galatás, Greece · 7836 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.07 km E of Pálairos, Greece · 7834 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.638 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7831 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.531 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.320 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7829 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.38 km ENE of Vónitsa, Greece · 7827 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.8Greece · 7825 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.23 km E of Stános, Greece · 7825 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.425 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7824 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.741 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7822 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.633 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7820 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.243 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7820 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.37 km NNE of Vanáton, Greece · 7818 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.2Greece · 7817 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.9southern Greece · 7816 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.30 km E of Várda, Greece · 7816 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.421 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7814 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.518 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7812 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.61 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 7811 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.444 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7811 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.1southern Greece · 7807 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.117 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7801 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.418 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7801 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.6Ionian Sea · 7801 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.118 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7860 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.332 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7860 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.04 km SSW of Gavaloú, Greece · 7864 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.210 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7865 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.712 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7866 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.79 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7870 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.52 km SW of Angelókastro, Greece · 7870 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.416 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7872 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.666 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7876 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.482 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7878 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.610 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7879 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.210 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 7881 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.39 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.915 km S of Lefkáda, Greece · 7886 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.311 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7888 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dk57. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.