Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Psachná, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Psachná, Greece on Sat, Sep 23, 2006, 7:13 AM GMT+3 (04:13 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 19 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-23 04:13:22 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 23.770° 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 usp000etmn. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etmn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.