Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 54 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 54 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, May 8, 2006, 3:33 AM GMT+3 (00:33 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km E of Lárdos, 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
2006-05-08 00:33:14 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.000° N, 27.180° 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 usp000eghx. 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
177°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.832 km S of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.021 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7449 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.316 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7448 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.137 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7444 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.329 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7442 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.924 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7427 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7423 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.526 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7422 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.812 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7419 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.324 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7418 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.715 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.319 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.023 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7416 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.44 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.615 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7413 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.419 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7413 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.125 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7407 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.64 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7405 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.810 km SSE of Datça, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.219 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.239 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7402 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.918 km W of Datça, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.210 km E of Lárdos, Greece · 7397 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.817 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7394 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.78 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7471 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.216 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.435 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7474 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.122 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7475 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.822 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.532 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.417 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.531 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 5.337 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eghx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.