Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 5 km E of Kalýves, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km E of Kalýves, Greece on Fri, Jan 27, 2006, 9:15 AM GMT+2 (07:15 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-27 07:15:15 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.460° N, 24.240° 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 usp000e8y1. 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7538 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7534 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7530 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7507 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7500 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.4southern Greece · 7555 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7557 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7568 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.062 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7571 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8y1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.