Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 28 km S of Lávrio, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 28 km S of Lávrio, Greece on Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 7:06 AM GMT+3 (04:06 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km S of Vrilissia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-16 04:06:35 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.460° N, 24.060° 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 usp000er1a. 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
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.727 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 7339 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.84 km NNW of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7318 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.74 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7362 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.337 km W of Sérifos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er1a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.