M3.4 earthquake 11 km ENE of Oinoússes, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Oinoússes, Greece on Sun, Aug 6, 2006, 8:40 PM GMT+3 (17:40 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km S of Gömeç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-06 17:40:13 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.570° N, 26.330° 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 usp000eqcb. 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
- 159°
- 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.916 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.211 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.27 km ESE of Urla, Turkey · 7357 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.325 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7355 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.910 km NNW of Çe?me, Turkey · 7354 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.612 km ENE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7354 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.520 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7344 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.013 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7343 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7340 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.210 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7337 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.49 km S of Psará, Greece · 7328 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.314 km SW of Psará, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.720 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7321 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7320 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.46 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 3.67 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7361 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.310 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7365 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.58 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.112 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7374 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.618 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7377 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.98 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7385 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.014 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.716 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.011 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqcb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.