M2.6 earthquake 3 km SSE of Galatás, Greece

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 4:05 PM GMT+3

UTC

2006-10-21 13:05:01 UTC

Depth

28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.470° N, 23.470° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000evq5. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Voúla, GreecePopulation 28,364. Forecast49 kmSSW
• Piraeus, GreecePopulation 163,688. Forecast55 kmSSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast338 kmWSW

After

1. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, GreeceSat, Oct 21, 9:13 PM GMT+3 · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.914 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceSun, Oct 22, 5:03 PM GMT+3 · 7285 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.78 km SW of Galatás, GreeceMon, Oct 23, 9:27 PM GMT+3 · 7284 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.97 km NNE of Ligourión, GreeceWed, Oct 25, 11:01 AM GMT+3 · 7282 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.611 km ESE of Vathý, GreeceThu, Oct 26, 12:21 AM GMT+3 · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
6. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, GreeceSat, Nov 4, 1:56 AM GMT+2 · 7273 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.51 km ESE of Irákleio, GreeceSun, Nov 5, 8:19 PM GMT+2 · 7271 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
8. 3.30 km E of Pentéli, GreeceMon, Nov 6, 12:55 AM GMT+2 · 7271 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
9. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, GreeceTue, Nov 7, 1:44 AM GMT+2 · 7270 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.24 km ESE of Ástros, GreeceTue, Nov 7, 12:48 PM GMT+2 · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
11. 3.111 km WSW of Sikyón, GreeceSat, Nov 11, 10:49 PM GMT+2 · 7265 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, GreeceSun, Nov 12, 2:33 PM GMT+2 · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.81 km W of Skála Oropoú, GreeceTue, Nov 14, 10:46 AM GMT+2 · 7262 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.73 km ENE of Grammatikó, GreeceWed, Nov 15, 6:22 PM GMT+2 · 7261 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.82 km NE of Grammatikó, GreeceWed, Nov 15, 7:01 PM GMT+2 · 7261 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
16. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, GreeceThu, Nov 16, 8:50 PM GMT+2 · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
17. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, GreeceFri, Nov 17, 6:31 PM GMT+2 · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.72 km E of Néa Kíos, GreeceMon, Nov 20, 11:02 PM GMT+2 · 7256 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
19. 3.13 km SE of Ágioi Theódoroi, GreeceSun, Nov 26, 11:15 PM GMT+2 · 7250 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.213 km E of Sofikón, GreeceTue, Nov 28, 7:42 AM GMT+2 · 7248 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
21. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, GreeceThu, Nov 30, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
22. 3.146 km S of Ýdra, GreeceTue, Dec 5, 9:55 AM GMT+2 · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
23. 3.038 km NE of Géfyra, GreeceThu, Dec 7, 5:21 AM GMT+2 · 7240 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.59 km NNW of Palaiá Epídavros, GreeceTue, Dec 12, 1:33 PM GMT+2 · 7234 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
25. 3.312 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceMon, Dec 18, 4:15 AM GMT+2 · 7229 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
26. 3.824 km SSE of Spétses, GreeceMon, Dec 18, 5:52 AM GMT+2 · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

Before

1. 3.345 km SE of Ýdra, GreeceSat, Oct 21, 1:23 PM GMT+3 · 7286 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
2. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, GreeceThu, Oct 19, 3:37 PM GMT+3 · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
3. 3.2southern GreeceTue, Oct 17, 1:21 PM GMT+3 · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
4. 3.059 km W of Mílos, GreeceMon, Oct 16, 1:17 PM GMT+3 · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.82 km E of Spáta, GreeceMon, Oct 16, 10:54 AM GMT+3 · 7291 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
6. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, GreeceSun, Oct 15, 4:46 PM GMT+3 · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.92 km ENE of Ástros, GreeceSun, Oct 8, 12:58 AM GMT+3 · 7300 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, GreeceSun, Oct 8, 12:21 AM GMT+3 · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, GreeceThu, Oct 5, 4:23 AM GMT+3 · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.14 km SSE of Zevgolateió, GreeceMon, Sep 25, 7:49 AM GMT+3 · 7312 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
11. 3.06 km S of Vília, GreeceSat, Sep 23, 7:38 PM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evq5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.