Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km SE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 10:02 PM GMT+2 (20:02 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-20 20:02:38 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 24.100° 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 usp000eck0. 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
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7489 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7489 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.832 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7455 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7445 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7445 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.556 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eck0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.