Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 57 km E of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 57 km E of Géfyra, Greece on Mon, Apr 3, 2006, 10:36 PM GMT+3 (19:36 UTC), 17 km (11 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
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-03 19:36:41 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.790° N, 23.670° 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 usp000edmq. 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
55°
Stations used
67

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7481 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.163 km S of Adámas, Greece · 7472 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7472 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7450 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7444 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7437 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7434 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.828 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7432 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7428 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7493 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7506 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.8southern Greece · 7506 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7507 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7508 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.139 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.129 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.232 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7517 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000edmq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.