Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 41 km SE of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 41 km SE of Fry, Greece on Sun, Feb 19, 2006, 6:59 PM GMT+2 (16:59 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 37 km S of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-19 16:59:12 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.120° N, 27.200° 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 usp000eacw. 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
169°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eacw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.