Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 4:22 PM GMT+2 (14:22 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-14 14:22:18 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.934° N, 23.529° 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 usp000ea28. 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
128°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.444 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7532 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7531 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7531 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7510 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7501 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7489 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7539 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea28. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.