Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 0 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece on Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 7:48 PM GMT+3 (16:48 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km WSW of Palaiokómi, 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
2006-08-17 16:48:56 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.150° N, 23.900° 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 usp000er62. 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
98°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km ESE of Peristerá, Greece · 7351 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.511 km SSE of Bansko, Bulgaria · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7337 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.06 km E of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7335 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7330 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.06 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 7329 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.68 km NW of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7317 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.88 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.24 km ENE of Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria · 7312 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.227 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7352 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.94 km E of Peristerá, Greece · 7352 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.37 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7357 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.13 km NNE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.46 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.90 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7358 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.07 km N of Arnaía, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.13 km SSE of Peristerá, Greece · 7364 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.110 km N of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7381 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er62. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.