Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 19 km NE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Karpathos, Greece on Sun, Aug 6, 2006, 6:26 PM GMT+3 (15:26 UTC), 34 km (21 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
2006-08-06 15:26:17 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.630° N, 27.360° 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 usp000eqc5. 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
136°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.441 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7359 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.233 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7355 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7354 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.527 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7352 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.825 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 5.126 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.328 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.48 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7345 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.147 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.218 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.31 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.313 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.720 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7338 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7333 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7328 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.318 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.2eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7326 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7324 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7321 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 3.612 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7317 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.37 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.729 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7311 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.533 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7309 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 3.851 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7305 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 4.074 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.337 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.629 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.419 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7378 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.957 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7379 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.644 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.141 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7380 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.332 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.332 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.782 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7389 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.112 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7390 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqc5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.