M4.5 earthquake 20 km NW of Émponas, Greece

Magnitude

4.5 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Sep 9, 2006, 1:39 AM GMT+3

UTC

2006-09-08 22:39:10 UTC

Depth

77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

36.370° N, 27.710° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

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Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

221

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast46 kmW
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast164 kmS
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast233 kmSSE

After

1. 3.2eastern Mediterranean SeaMon, Sep 11, 4:15 AM GMT+3 · 7326 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
2. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Sep 13, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 7324 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
3. 3.526 km NE of Datça, TurkeyWed, Sep 13, 7:14 PM GMT+3 · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
4. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceSat, Sep 16, 3:32 PM GMT+3 · 7321 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
5. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, GreeceFri, Sep 22, 6:15 PM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
6. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Sep 23, 10:34 AM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
7. 3.031 km NE of Datça, TurkeyThu, Sep 28, 9:22 PM GMT+3 · 7308 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
8. 3.237 km ESE of Faliraki, GreeceTue, Oct 3, 12:44 AM GMT+3 · 7304 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
9. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, TurkeyTue, Oct 3, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 7304 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
10. 3.530 km NE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Oct 3, 2:29 PM GMT+3 · 7304 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, GreeceTue, Oct 3, 8:02 PM GMT+3 · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
12. 3.325 km NE of Datça, TurkeyThu, Oct 5, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 7302 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.918 km SE of Kos, GreeceFri, Oct 6, 3:33 AM GMT+3 · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
14. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceFri, Oct 6, 2:19 PM GMT+3 · 7301 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
15. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Oct 7, 2:24 PM GMT+3 · 7300 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
16. 3.418 km S of ?çmeler, TurkeySat, Oct 14, 6:19 AM GMT+3 · 7293 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
17. 3.117 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyFri, Oct 20, 4:14 AM GMT+3 · 7287 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, GreeceSun, Sep 3, 4:33 AM GMT+3 · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:27 PM GMT+3 · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:22 PM GMT+3 · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
4. 3.147 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 24, 6:42 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
5. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, GreeceThu, Aug 24, 6:15 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
6. 3.125 km NE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Aug 22, 9:16 PM GMT+3 · 7345 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
7. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 17, 9:26 PM GMT+3 · 7350 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
8. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Aug 17, 7:17 AM GMT+3 · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
9. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Aug 13, 10:25 PM GMT+3 · 7354 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
10. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 10, 3:24 PM GMT+3 · 7358 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
11. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Aug 10, 2:01 PM GMT+3 · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esqq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.