Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 45 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 45 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Aug 28, 2006, 12:28 AM GMT+3 (21:28 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 47 km WSW 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
2006-08-27 21:28:37 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.490° N, 23.820° 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 usp000erxa. 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
255°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7328 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.635 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7328 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7317 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7317 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7315 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.143 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.122 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.966 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7305 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.338 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7287 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7282 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7282 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.427 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7341 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.367 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.336 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7341 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7342 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.925 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7346 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7349 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.87 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7360 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.657 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7367 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.589 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7368 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.942 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7368 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erxa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.