M3.3 earthquake 15 km SW of Filótion, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Filótion, Greece on Sun, Sep 17, 2006, 11:01 AM GMT+3 (08:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 28 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-09-17 08:01:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.940° N, 25.390° 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 usp000et8g. 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
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.127 km WSW of Pátmos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7283 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.214 km E of Folégandros, Greece · 7282 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et8g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.