M3.4 earthquake 12 km NE of Oía, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Oía, Greece on Thu, Jan 5, 2006, 8:40 AM GMT+2 (06:40 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-01-05 06:40:10 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.550° N, 25.460° 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 usp000e7mv. 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.4southern Greece · 7555 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.124 km NE of Firá, Greece · 7530 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.454 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7518 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7mv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.