Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 19 km SE of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Samothráki, Greece on Mon, Feb 20, 2006, 9:18 AM GMT+2 (07:18 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-20 07:18:47 UTC
Depth
31.7 km (19.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.355° N, 25.686° 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 usp000eae8. 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
51°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.120 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7529 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.622 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.524 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 7529 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.729 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.127 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.324 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.228 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.420 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.125 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7527 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.427 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7526 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.224 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7519 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.826 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7509 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.019 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7507 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.627 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.820 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.334 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7476 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.123 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.326 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.326 km S of Enez, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.927 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eae8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.