M3.5 earthquake 19 km NE of Mesariá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Mesariá, Greece on Fri, Jul 28, 2006, 3:24 PM GMT+3 (12:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km S of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-28 12:24:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.500° N, 25.620° 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 usp000epru. 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
- 88°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.624 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.050 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7370 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.751 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 7363 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.244 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7345 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.315 km SW of Filótion, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epru. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.