Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 22 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece on Tue, Jan 3, 2006, 7:10 PM GMT+2 (17:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-03 17:10:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.790° N, 26.174° 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 usp000e7hc. 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

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Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7hc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.