Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 36 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Sat, Sep 23, 2006, 10:34 AM GMT+3 (07:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 24 km SE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-23 07:34:12 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.800° N, 27.404° 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 usp000etn1. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
164°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.37 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.851 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7305 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.074 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7301 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.28 km S of Fry, Greece · 7297 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.33 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7297 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.524 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.616 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.143 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7279 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.123 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7265 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.019 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7265 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.12 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7262 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.657 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7259 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.458 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7257 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.612 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7317 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7320 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.340 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7324 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.2eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7326 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.318 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7328 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7333 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.720 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7338 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.942 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.943 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.313 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.31 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.218 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.147 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.3Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7343 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etn1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.