Greece earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 8 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece on Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 8:40 AM GMT+3 (05:40 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-19 05:40:42 UTC
Depth
131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.670° N, 26.940° 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 usp000eewp. 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
39°
Stations used
327

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.454 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7452 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.021 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.527 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.316 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7449 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.329 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7442 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.117 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7438 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.731 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7431 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.418 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7429 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.429 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7428 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.924 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7427 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.526 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7422 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.319 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.023 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7416 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.428 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7416 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7475 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.425 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7483 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.830 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.934 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7492 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7492 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, Greece · 7493 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.917 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.719 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.518 km S of Sými, Greece · 7500 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eewp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.