Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 14 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Thu, Mar 23, 2006, 1:13 AM GMT+2 (23:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-22 23:13:24 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.970° N, 26.080° 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 usp000ecr5. 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
169°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7488 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.34 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.610 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7484 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7482 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.213 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.118 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.123 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7477 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.329 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7471 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.335 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 7470 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.720 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7445 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.521 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.129 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7508 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.416 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 7511 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.513 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 7515 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.911 km SSE of Bergama, Turkey · 7519 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.45 km S of Oinoússes, Greece · 7523 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecr5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.