Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 1:03 PM GMT+3 (10:03 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 19 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-08 10:03:52 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.350° N, 23.900° 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 usp000eupu. 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
163°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.82 km E of Spáta, Greece · 7291 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, Greece · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.75 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 7287 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.928 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7287 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.827 km NNW of Kými, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.86 km WNW of Livanátes, Greece · 7286 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.914 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7285 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.912 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 7284 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.611 km ESE of Vathý, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.816 km W of Kými, Greece · 7275 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.76 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.614 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7275 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.516 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.58 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.69 km SSE of Límni, Greece · 7275 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.66 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7274 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.62 km N of Psachná, Greece · 7274 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.51 km ESE of Irákleio, Greece · 7271 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.513 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7271 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.013 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7271 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.819 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7271 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.30 km E of Pentéli, Greece · 7270 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.818 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7270 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.132 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7268 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.7Greece · 7268 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.74 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 7268 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.119 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7266 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.81 km W of Skála Oropoú, Greece · 7262 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.73 km ENE of Grammatikó, Greece · 7261 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.82 km NE of Grammatikó, Greece · 7261 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.74 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7255 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.13 km SE of Ágioi Theódoroi, Greece · 7250 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.213 km E of Sofikón, Greece · 7248 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.99 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7244 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.06 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7243 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.013 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7242 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 3.245 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.66 km SW of Alivéri, Greece · 7299 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.633 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.310 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.74 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7304 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7318 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.24 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7328 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eupu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.