Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece on Thu, Sep 21, 2006, 7:30 AM GMT+3 (04:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14 km N of Karyes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-21 04:30:33 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.290° N, 23.960° 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 usp000etgn. 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.314 km N of Karyes, Greece · 7278 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.246 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 7272 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.51 km ENE of Kolchikón, Greece · 7272 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.240 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7264 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.144 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7263 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.07 km E of Nigríta, Greece · 7260 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.92 km SW of Thessaloníki, Greece · 7260 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.425 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 7259 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.128 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 7321 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.06 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7329 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.245 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7334 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7336 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.238 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.739 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.235 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.839 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.939 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.234 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etgn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.