Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 44 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 1:25 AM GMT+2 (23:25 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 81 km W of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-17 23:25:38 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 23.220° 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 usp000ea8m. 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
224°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7500 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7489 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7535 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7538 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea8m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.