Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km NW of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 9:10 PM GMT+3 (18:10 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-23 18:10:43 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 27.180° 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 usp000em3d. 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
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.239 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7402 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.817 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7394 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.782 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7389 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.332 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.332 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.141 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.644 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7379 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.957 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7379 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.419 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7378 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.629 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.337 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.619 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.441 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7359 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7357 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7357 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.233 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7355 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7354 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.527 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7352 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.825 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 5.126 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7345 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.328 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7345 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.058 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7407 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.125 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7408 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.419 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.615 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7414 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.44 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.345 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.319 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.715 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.324 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7418 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.812 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7419 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7423 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000em3d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.