M3.3 earthquake 12 km NW of Émponas, Greece

Magnitude

3.3 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Aug 8, 2006, 10:41 PM GMT+3

UTC

2006-08-08 19:41:30 UTC

Depth

59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.290° N, 27.740° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000eqh4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

4

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast46 kmWSW
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast173 kmS
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast242 kmSSE

After

1. 4.032 km SSE of Milas, TurkeyWed, Aug 9, 12:18 PM GMT+3 · 7359 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
2. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 10, 2:01 PM GMT+3 · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 10, 3:24 PM GMT+3 · 7357 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 13, 10:25 PM GMT+3 · 7354 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
5. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 17, 7:17 AM GMT+3 · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
6. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 17, 9:26 PM GMT+3 · 7350 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
7. 3.125 km NE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Aug 22, 9:16 PM GMT+3 · 7345 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
8. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceThu, Aug 24, 6:15 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.147 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 24, 6:42 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.31 km WNW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 24, 8:08 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:22 PM GMT+3 · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:27 PM GMT+3 · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
13. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, GreeceSun, Sep 3, 4:33 AM GMT+3 · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
14. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, GreeceSat, Sep 9, 1:39 AM GMT+3 · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 9 km away
15. 3.2eastern Mediterranean SeaMon, Sep 11, 4:15 AM GMT+3 · 7326 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
16. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Sep 13, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 7323 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
17. 3.526 km NE of Datça, TurkeyWed, Sep 13, 7:14 PM GMT+3 · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
18. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceSat, Sep 16, 3:32 PM GMT+3 · 7320 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
19. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, GreeceFri, Sep 22, 6:15 PM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
20. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Sep 23, 10:34 AM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
21. 3.031 km NE of Datça, TurkeyThu, Sep 28, 9:22 PM GMT+3 · 7308 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
22. 3.237 km ESE of Faliraki, GreeceTue, Oct 3, 12:44 AM GMT+3 · 7304 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
23. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, TurkeyTue, Oct 3, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 7303 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
24. 3.530 km NE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Oct 3, 2:29 PM GMT+3 · 7303 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
25. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, GreeceTue, Oct 3, 8:02 PM GMT+3 · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
26. 3.325 km NE of Datça, TurkeyThu, Oct 5, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 7301 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.918 km SE of Kos, GreeceFri, Oct 6, 3:33 AM GMT+3 · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
28. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceFri, Oct 6, 2:19 PM GMT+3 · 7300 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
29. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Oct 7, 2:24 PM GMT+3 · 7299 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 3.628 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Aug 8, 9:56 PM GMT+3 · 7359 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
2. 3.627 km NE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Aug 8, 9:45 PM GMT+3 · 7359 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
3. 3.441 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Aug 7, 4:59 AM GMT+3 · 7361 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
4. 3.619 km NE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 6, 6:26 PM GMT+3 · 7361 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
5. 3.337 km ENE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Aug 5, 2:13 AM GMT+3 · 7363 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
6. 3.629 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 4, 7:34 PM GMT+3 · 7363 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
7. 3.822 km NE of Datça, TurkeyMon, Jul 31, 10:35 AM GMT+3 · 7368 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
8. 3.129 km NE of Datça, TurkeyFri, Jul 28, 5:47 PM GMT+3 · 7370 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
9. 3.522 km SSW of Kéfalos, GreeceThu, Jul 27, 12:24 PM GMT+3 · 7372 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.216 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Jul 22, 6:12 PM GMT+3 · 7376 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.327 km NW of ?çmeler, TurkeyFri, Jul 21, 9:55 AM GMT+3 · 7378 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.957 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Jul 19, 7:59 PM GMT+3 · 7379 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
13. 3.644 km N of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Jul 19, 12:41 PM GMT+3 · 7380 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
14. 3.141 km N of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Jul 19, 9:09 AM GMT+3 · 7380 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
15. 3.332 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Jul 13, 9:25 PM GMT+3 · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
16. 4.332 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Jul 13, 6:13 PM GMT+3 · 7385 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqh4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.