Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 47 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 47 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 6:42 PM GMT+3 (15:42 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km NW of Émponas, 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
2006-08-24 15:42:36 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.930° N, 27.160° 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 usp000ernb. 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
118°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.31 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.313 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.720 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7338 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7333 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7328 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.318 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.2eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7326 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7323 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7320 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.612 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7317 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.37 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.851 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7305 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7305 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7300 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 4.28 km S of Fry, Greece · 7297 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.33 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7297 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7286 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.48 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7345 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.328 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7345 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.126 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.825 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.341 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7350 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.849 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7351 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.527 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7352 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.259 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7354 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.233 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7355 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7357 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7357 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7359 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.441 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.619 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.751 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 7362 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.337 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.629 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.522 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7372 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ernb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.