Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Fri, Mar 24, 2006, 4:00 AM GMT+2 (02:00 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 10 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-24 02:00:17 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.800° N, 23.560° 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 usp000ecth. 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
143°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7493 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.110 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.410 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.09 km NNE of Galátista, Greece · 7450 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.05 km W of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7445 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.13 km E of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7442 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.44 km ESE of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7440 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.243 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7499 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7517 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.046 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7517 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7519 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.08 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7521 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.930 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.330 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.67 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7524 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.512 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.314 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.728 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.235 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.125 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.829 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.934 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7525 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.933 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecth. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.