Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Nov 18, 2006, 5:48 AM GMT+2 (03:48 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km WSW of Kíssamos, 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
2006-11-18 03:48:58 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.790° N, 24.070° 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 usp000ey3h. 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
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7255 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7252 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7232 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7231 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7231 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7230 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7230 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7218 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7216 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7215 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7213 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7213 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7203 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7202 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7202 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7201 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.339 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7199 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.032 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7199 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7199 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.350 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7261 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.550 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7261 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7270 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.618 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7270 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7270 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7282 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7284 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.338 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7288 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ey3h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.