Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 59 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece on Sat, Nov 11, 2006, 5:17 PM GMT+2 (15:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-11 15:17:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.050° N, 23.970° 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 usp000ex5t. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7238 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7236 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7234 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.232 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ex5t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.