Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km S of Asopós, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Asopós, Greece on Mon, Oct 9, 2006, 2:56 PM GMT+3 (11:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 35 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-09 11:56:35 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 22.860° 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 usp000eut0. 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
153°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.2southern Greece · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7272 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.87 km WNW of Koróni, Greece · 7270 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7269 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.24 km ESE of Ástros, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.514 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7243 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.146 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.038 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7238 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km ENE of Ástros, Greece · 7299 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7299 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7304 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.38 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.528 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7327 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eut0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.