Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 18 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece on Wed, May 31, 2006, 1:36 PM GMT+3 (10:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km SE of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-31 10:36:07 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.880° N, 26.760° 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 usp000ejcb. 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
83°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.924 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7428 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.526 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7423 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.023 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7417 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.319 km NW of Datça, Turkey · 7408 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.810 km SSE of Datça, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.14 km SW of Pánormos, Greece · 7404 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.219 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7404 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.918 km W of Datça, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.112 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7391 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.522 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7372 days ago · 129 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.223 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7371 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.624 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.431 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.117 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7438 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.316 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7449 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.021 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7451 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejcb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.