Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 32 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece on Thu, Jan 19, 2006, 7:35 PM GMT+2 (17:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-19 17:35:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.780° N, 25.370° 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 usp000e8g9. 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
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.482 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7557 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7544 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7543 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7524 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7511 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7510 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7504 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7564 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7569 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7580 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.138 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7586 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7588 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8g9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.