Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 57 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Aug 1, 2006, 1:56 PM GMT+3 (10:56 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-01 10:56:40 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.338° N, 24.250° 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 usp000eq0t. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.87 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7360 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.983 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7349 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7348 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.925 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7346 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7342 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.367 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.545 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7340 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.333 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7338 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7328 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.635 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7328 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.374 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.048 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7323 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.234 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7321 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7319 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7317 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7315 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.143 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.589 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7368 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.324 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7368 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.942 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7368 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.337 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7375 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.424 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7376 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.362 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7376 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.294 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7377 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.271 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7382 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.554 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.249 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.132 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7392 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eq0t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.