Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 27 km NNW of Kými, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Kými, Greece on Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 5:46 AM GMT+3 (02:46 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km E of Malesína, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-21 02:46:42 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.880° N, 24.040° 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 usp000evnn. 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
245°, 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km WNW of Livanátes, Greece · 7286 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.23 km SW of Argalastí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.912 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 7285 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.816 km W of Kými, Greece · 7275 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.76 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.614 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7275 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.516 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.58 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSE of Límni, Greece · 7275 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.66 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.62 km N of Psachná, Greece · 7275 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.51 km ESE of Irákleio, Greece · 7271 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.513 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7271 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.013 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7271 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.819 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7271 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.30 km E of Pentéli, Greece · 7271 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.818 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7270 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.86 km ESE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 7269 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.132 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7268 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.7Greece · 7268 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.74 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 7268 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 3.119 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7267 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.813 km SSE of Argalastí, Greece · 7265 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 3.240 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7264 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.144 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7264 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.81 km W of Skála Oropoú, Greece · 7262 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.73 km ENE of Grammatikó, Greece · 7261 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.82 km NE of Grammatikó, Greece · 7261 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.210 km NW of Aidipsós, Greece · 7258 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.74 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7256 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.99 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7245 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.19 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 7244 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.28 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 7244 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.06 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7244 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.013 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7243 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.245 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 4.16 km E of Malesína, Greece · 7235 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.119 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7232 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.312 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7232 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.928 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7287 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.75 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 7288 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.13 km N of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 7290 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.214 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7298 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.74 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.66 km SW of Alivéri, Greece · 7300 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.918 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 7300 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.127 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7300 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.633 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 7302 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.310 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.74 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7304 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.218 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7305 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7315 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evnn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.