Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 24 km SE of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Emporeío, Greece on Sun, Sep 17, 2006, 6:03 PM GMT+3 (15:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 49 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-17 15:03:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 25.650° 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 usp000et9c. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.132 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7315 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7304 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.923 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7304 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.327 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.449 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7299 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.219 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7288 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7288 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.232 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7287 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.262 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7285 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7283 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.214 km E of Folégandros, Greece · 7282 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7282 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km SW of Filótion, Greece · 7321 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7329 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.151 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7334 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7334 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.244 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7346 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et9c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.