M3.4 earthquake 31 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Sat, May 27, 2006, 10:01 AM GMT+3 (07:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 26 km W of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-27 07:01:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 25.750° 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 usp000ej29. 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
- 151°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.418 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7429 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.526 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7422 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.242 km S of Folégandros, Greece · 7421 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.023 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7416 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej29. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.