Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 42 km SSW of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Moíres, Greece on Sat, Mar 11, 2006, 10:23 AM GMT+2 (08:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 95 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-11 08:23:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.690° N, 24.710° 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 usp000ebxw. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7502 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7500 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.5108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7495 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.195 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.3Crete, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7489 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.428 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7489 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.832 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7455 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7530 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7538 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebxw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.