Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 39 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece on Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 8:02 PM GMT+3 (17:02 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-03 17:02:31 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.300° N, 26.670° 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 usp000eue8. 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
126°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.923 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7305 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7303 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7303 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.327 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7301 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7300 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.134 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7298 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7289 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.433 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7288 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.935 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7288 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.134 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7287 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.262 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7286 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7285 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7284 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.123 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7268 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.019 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7268 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.12 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7264 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.212 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7260 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.458 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7260 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7256 days ago · 141 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.38 km NNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7255 days ago · 137 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.58 km N of Fry, Greece · 7255 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.339 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7253 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.0Crete, Greece · 7248 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7248 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7316 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7317 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7322 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7323 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7324 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7326 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7330 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7331 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7336 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eue8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.