Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 32 km E of Patitírion, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 32 km E of Patitírion, Greece on Fri, Mar 24, 2006, 7:50 PM GMT+2 (17:50 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-24 17:50:59 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.192° N, 24.236° 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 usp000ecup. 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
42°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7493 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.135 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7488 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.52 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7484 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.85 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7473 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.110 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7470 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.06 km WSW of Límni, Greece · 7454 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.83 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.011 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7441 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7497 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.243 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7500 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.13 km SSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7501 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.82 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.74 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.70 km E of Kastélla, Greece · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.83 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7504 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.75 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7504 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.021 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.52 km WNW of Malakónta, Greece · 7506 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.82 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7511 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7517 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.046 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7517 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7519 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.07 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.08 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7522 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.930 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.74 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7522 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecup. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.