Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 44 km SW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 44 km SW of Psará, Greece on Thu, Oct 5, 2006, 4:51 PM GMT+3 (13:51 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-05 13:51:28 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.260° N, 25.200° 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 usp000euhh. 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
73°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Aegean Sea · 7299 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.527 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.928 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7287 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.912 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 7284 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.518 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 7275 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7254 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.020 km NE of Áno Merá, Greece · 7245 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.314 km SW of Psará, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.49 km S of Psará, Greece · 7329 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000euhh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.