M3.2 earthquake Aegean Sea
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 5:31 AM GMT+3 (02:31 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 27 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-10-08 02:31:37 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.240° N, 25.270° 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 usp000eup8. 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
- 114°
- Stations used
- 9
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.527 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7298 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.222 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7294 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.928 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7287 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.518 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 7275 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.020 km NE of Áno Merá, Greece · 7245 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.245 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eup8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.