Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece on Sat, Sep 9, 2006, 4:14 PM GMT+3 (13:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia. 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
2006-09-09 13:14:53 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.870° N, 23.070° 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 usp000essk. 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
57°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7316 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.88 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.71 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7304 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.62 km ENE of Ágios Loukás, Greece · 7273 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.51 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 7272 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7329 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7329 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.42 km WSW of Koryfí, Greece · 7336 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7336 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.15 km ESE of Peristerá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.10 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.94 km E of Peristerá, Greece · 7351 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.13 km NNE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7356 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.46 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7357 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.90 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7357 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000essk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.