Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 134 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 134 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 5:36 PM GMT+3 (14:36 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km SE of Kastrí, 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
2006-08-19 14:36:28 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.800° N, 25.300° 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 usp000erak. 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
275°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.367 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.253 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7331 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.374 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.260 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.048 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7324 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.173 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.8101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7306 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.966 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7305 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.057 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7303 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.155 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7303 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.298 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.6164 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7297 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.992 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7296 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.480 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7295 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.983 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7349 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.361 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7358 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.2131 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7367 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.589 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7368 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.294 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7378 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erak. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.