Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 10 km W of Asopós, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km W of Asopós, Greece on Sun, Apr 16, 2006, 10:02 PM GMT+3 (19:02 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-16 19:02:43 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.720° N, 22.740° 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 usp000eepz. 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
168°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.23 km SW of Karyés, Greece · 7469 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.16 km ENE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7454 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.329 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7440 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.09 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 7437 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7436 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7433 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.515 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7427 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.27 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7423 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.321 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7419 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7481 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7487 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.49 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7492 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.96 km NE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7496 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.25 km SW of Kalamata, Greece · 7503 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eepz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.