Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 27 km WSW of Pátmos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Pátmos, Greece on Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 2:02 AM GMT+3 (23:02 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km SW of Mandráki, 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
2006-10-21 23:02:00 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.190° N, 26.280° 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 usp000evre. 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
142°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.134 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.428 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7276 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7267 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.12 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7262 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.39 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7254 days ago · 141 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.38 km NNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7253 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7245 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.020 km NE of Áno Merá, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.421 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7242 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.426 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7241 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.327 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7241 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.09 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7229 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.935 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.433 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.134 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7295 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.527 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.312 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7298 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.327 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.923 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7303 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evre. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.