Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 56 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 1:44 PM GMT+3 (10:44 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-24 10:44:19 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.440° N, 21.280° 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 usp000ermu. 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.243 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7343 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.9109 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7338 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.989 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.67 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7332 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.982 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.766 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.413 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7310 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.334 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7308 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.439 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7308 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.38 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 7308 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.315 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7307 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.523 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.812 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7301 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.24 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7298 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.843 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.260 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.211 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7349 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.224 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7355 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.673 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7361 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.678 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.784 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.147 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7372 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.151 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ermu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.