Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 19 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Feb 5, 2006, 10:10 AM GMT+2 (08:10 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-05 08:10:47 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.280° N, 23.480° 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 usp000e9hb. 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7541 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7540 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7536 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7535 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7533 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.444 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7532 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7532 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7531 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7528 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7520 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7516 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7509 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7508 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7508 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7507 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7502 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7490 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7490 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7488 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.936 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7552 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7553 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7554 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7559 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7562 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7569 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.134 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7569 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.436 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7571 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.537 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.524 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.333 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.737 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7573 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9hb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.