Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 59 km W of Mílos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 59 km W of Mílos, Greece on Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 1:17 PM GMT+3 (10:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 35 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-16 10:17:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.680° N, 23.760° 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 usp000evar. 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
178°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2southern Greece · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.345 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.63 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.78 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7284 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7272 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7269 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.159 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7265 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.146 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.038 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7236 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.015 km S of Asopós, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7300 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7304 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7305 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7308 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evar. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.