Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 27 km WSW of Limenária, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Limenária, Greece on Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 8:35 AM GMT+3 (05:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-17 05:35:26 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.563° N, 24.257° 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 usp000er4t. 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
79°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.10 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.15 km ESE of Peristerá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.234 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.939 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.839 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.235 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.739 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.238 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7336 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7329 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7316 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.88 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.94 km E of Peristerá, Greece · 7351 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.038 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7355 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.13 km NNE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7356 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.90 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7357 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.07 km N of Arnaía, Greece · 7358 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.13 km SSE of Peristerá, Greece · 7363 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.331 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 7367 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.014 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 7372 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.132 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.228 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er4t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.