Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 9 km S of Loutrá, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km S of Loutrá, Greece on Sun, Oct 15, 2006, 4:19 AM GMT+3 (01:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km N of Dikili, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-15 01:19:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.970° N, 26.550° 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 usp000ev7f. 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
240°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.015 km N of Dikili, Turkey · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.38 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.210 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7282 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.110 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 7282 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.32 km SE of Menemen, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.518 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 7276 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7266 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.718 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.415 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.05 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7242 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.41 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7242 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.318 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7241 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.22 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.113 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 7235 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.213 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7233 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.222 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7294 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.46 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev7f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.