Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 51 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 51 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece on Mon, Sep 4, 2006, 1:52 AM GMT+3 (22:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-03 22:52:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.870° N, 24.820° 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 usp000ese6. 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
7

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7317 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7308 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7304 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.449 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7299 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.232 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.262 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7284 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.214 km E of Folégandros, Greece · 7282 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7281 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.07 km NE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.244 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7345 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.113 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7354 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.664 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7363 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.93 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7363 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ese6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.