Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km SSE of Peristerá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Peristerá, Greece on Sat, Aug 5, 2006, 8:27 AM GMT+3 (05:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km E of Peristerá, 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
2006-08-05 05:27:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.520° N, 23.190° 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 usp000eq99. 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
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km N of Arnaía, Greece · 7358 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.90 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7356 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.13 km NNE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7356 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.94 km E of Peristerá, Greece · 7351 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.227 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7351 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.10 km NW of Kalí Vrýsi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.15 km ESE of Peristerá, Greece · 7349 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.118 km E of Agiá, Greece · 7346 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.66 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7336 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.42 km WSW of Koryfí, Greece · 7336 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.22 km S of Káto Kamíla, Greece · 7329 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.29 km E of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 7328 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.06 km NNE of Ássiros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.128 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 7321 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.05 km SSW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7316 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.88 km WNW of Asproválta, Greece · 7314 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.012 km W of Litóchoro, Greece · 7310 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.71 km SE of Stojakovo, North Macedonia · 7304 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.610 km W of Kilkís, Greece · 7381 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.22 km W of Vamvakófyto, Greece · 7385 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eq99. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.