M3.4 earthquake 54 km SE of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Emporeío, Greece on Fri, Mar 3, 2006, 12:28 AM GMT+2 (22:28 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-02 22:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.020° N, 25.890° 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 usp000eb6t. 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
- 130°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7509 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7494 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7493 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.427 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7485 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7483 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.425 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7483 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb6t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.