Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 23 km NW of Míthymna, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 12:01 AM GMT+3 (21:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-13 21:01:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.490° N, 25.960° 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 usp000eeew. 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
146°
Stations used
4

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.329 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7471 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.335 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 7469 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.113 km SSW of Çan, Turkey · 7452 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 7426 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.44 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7482 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.518 km NW of Edremit, Turkey · 7483 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.34 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 7484 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7488 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.214 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7498 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.83 km WSW of Edremit, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.820 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eeew. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.