Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 56 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, May 16, 2006, 2:02 AM GMT+3 (23:02 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km SSE of Kíssamos, 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
2006-05-15 23:02:50 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.590° N, 23.550° 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 usp000eh7c. 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
256°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.246 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.419 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7434 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.343 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7430 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7428 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.473 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7420 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7410 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.721 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7410 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.441 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7409 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.014 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7407 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.524 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7405 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.524 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7402 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.132 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7392 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.249 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.554 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7445 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.832 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7455 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh7c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.