M3.0 earthquake 7 km E of Nigríta, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nigríta, Greece on Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 10:57 AM GMT+2 (08:57 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km NE of Arnaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-16 08:57:38 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.900° N, 23.590° 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 usp000extd. 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
- 145°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km SW of Thessaloníki, Greece · 7262 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.19 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7258 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.06 km SE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7253 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.27 km WSW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7245 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.42 km NE of Arnaía, Greece · 7227 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.71 km ESE of Vathýlakkos, Greece · 7221 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.45 km W of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 7208 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000extd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.