M3.2 earthquake 32 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece on Sun, Mar 12, 2006, 5:08 PM GMT+2 (15:08 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km E of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-12 15:08:11 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.430° N, 24.130° 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 usp000ec0r. 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
- 126°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.129 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7509 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.139 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7508 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.8southern Greece · 7506 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.58 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7495 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7486 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec0r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.