Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 24 km SE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 6:23 PM GMT+2 (16:23 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 95 km S of Pýrgos, 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
2006-02-18 16:23:47 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.680° N, 24.280° 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 usp000eaac. 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
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7503 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7500 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.195 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.3Crete, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7489 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7489 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7534 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7538 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eaac. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.