Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13 km SW of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Géfyra, Greece on Thu, Jul 13, 2006, 4:53 AM GMT+3 (01:53 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 45 km SSE of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-13 01:53:46 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 22.940° 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 usp000eng7. 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
140°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.917 km W of Karyés, Greece · 7386 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.151 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7372 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.79 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.528 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7328 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.136 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7389 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.268 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7390 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7392 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.471 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7402 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.814 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7406 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7410 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eng7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.