Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 23 km N of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 23 km N of Psará, Greece on Sat, Jun 3, 2006, 11:08 AM GMT+3 (08:08 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-03 08:08:42 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 25.590° 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 usp000ejkj. 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
135°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.44 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.235 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7416 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.212 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7415 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.413 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7411 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.517 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7410 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.27 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 7409 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.19 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.214 km W of Urla, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.018 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.011 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7387 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.716 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7387 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.014 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7374 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.713 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 7430 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7444 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejkj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.