Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 38 km SE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Karyes, Greece on Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 8:02 AM GMT+3 (05:02 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Aegean Sea. 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
2006-08-13 05:02:42 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.010° N, 24.560° 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 usp000equm. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.745 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7354 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.227 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7351 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.234 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.939 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.839 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.235 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.739 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.238 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.245 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7334 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7329 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7316 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.127 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7300 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km NNE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7356 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.331 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 7367 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.316 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7367 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.124 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.014 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 7373 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.132 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.228 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.226 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000equm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.