Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece on Wed, Oct 4, 2006, 9:31 AM GMT+3 (06:31 UTC), 30 km (19 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-04 06:31:14 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 26.530° 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 usp000euff. 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
139°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7301 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.327 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.134 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7296 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.433 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.935 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.127 km WSW of Pátmos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.134 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7283 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7277 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7267 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.123 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7266 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.019 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7266 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.12 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7262 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.212 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7258 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.458 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7258 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7254 days ago · 141 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.38 km NNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7253 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7246 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7304 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000euff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.