Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece on Sat, Sep 23, 2006, 8:26 PM GMT+3 (17:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14 km N of Karyes, 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
2006-09-23 17:26:35 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.750° N, 23.620° 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 usp000etp1. 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
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km ENE of Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria · 7313 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.71 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7306 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.314 km N of Karyes, Greece · 7280 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.51 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 7274 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.07 km E of Nigríta, Greece · 7262 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.92 km SW of Thessaloníki, Greece · 7262 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.19 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7258 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7318 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.06 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 7330 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7331 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7331 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Koryfí, Greece · 7338 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7338 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etp1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.