Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 14 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece on Fri, Jan 13, 2006, 11:36 PM GMT+2 (21:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-13 21:36:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.178° N, 23.064° 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 usp000e86f. 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
98°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km W of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.82 km ESE of Berovo, North Macedonia · 7545 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.64 km SE of Berovo, North Macedonia · 7545 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.89 km ESE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7544 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.4Greece-Bulgaria border region · 7541 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.7Greece-Bulgaria border region · 7535 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.44 km NW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7534 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.77 km NNW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7534 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.814 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7525 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.610 km NNE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7525 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.24 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7521 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.013 km SSE of Satovcha, Bulgaria · 7513 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.85 km ESE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7510 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.01 km WSW of Polýgyros, Greece · 7589 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e86f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.