Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 40 km WNW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 40 km WNW of Eresós, Greece on Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 2:54 AM GMT+3 (23:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km S of Loutrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-14 23:54:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.370° N, 25.540° 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 usp000et3m. 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
121°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7316 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.222 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7294 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.89 km S of Loutrá, Greece · 7293 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7288 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et3m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.