Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 27 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 4:00 PM GMT+3 (13:00 UTC), 18 km (11 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-08 13:00:21 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.740° N, 26.540° 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 usp000euq2. 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
91°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7300 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.134 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7298 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.433 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7288 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.935 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7288 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.127 km WSW of Pátmos, Greece · 7287 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.134 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7287 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7285 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7279 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.123 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7268 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.019 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7268 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.12 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7264 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.212 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7260 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.458 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7260 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7256 days ago · 141 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.38 km NNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7255 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7248 days ago · 122 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.421 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7244 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.426 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7244 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.327 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7243 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7303 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7303 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.923 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7305 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7306 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7317 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7322 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000euq2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.