Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 40 km SSE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Karyes, Greece on Sun, Jan 1, 2006, 5:22 PM GMT+2 (15:22 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-01 15:22:33 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.930° N, 24.450° 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 usp000e7c1. 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
144°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.225 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.78 km NNW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7562 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.036 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 7552 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.122 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7550 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.645 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7550 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.543 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7550 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7549 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.02 km N of Ierissós, Greece · 7531 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.2Aegean Sea · 7528 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.631 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7528 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.9Aegean Sea · 7528 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.523 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.116 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.231 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.028 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.225 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.828 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.433 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.933 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.634 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.125 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7527 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.231 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.632 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.222 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.329 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.933 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.934 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7525 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.829 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.125 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.235 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.728 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.314 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.512 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7524 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.330 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.930 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 3.08 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7522 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7519 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.936 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7579 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.339 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 7584 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.18 km SSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7589 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.535 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece · 7590 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.143 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.046 km WSW of Mýrina, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.96 km ENE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.936 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7602 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.59 km ENE of Sárti, Greece · 7603 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.314 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7607 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.13 km SE of Ormýlia, Greece · 7607 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7607 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.114 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7607 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.914 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7607 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7c1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.