Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 66 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 66 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 6:30 PM GMT+3 (15:30 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 96 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-23 15:30:32 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.410° N, 25.210° 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 usp000evva. 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
255°, 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7281 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.196 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7272 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.618 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7254 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.574 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7242 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7238 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7229 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.137 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.146 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.165 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.273 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.338 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7287 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.480 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7295 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.992 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7296 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.298 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.429 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.155 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7302 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.057 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7302 days ago · 56 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.966 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7304 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.8101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7305 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.173 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evva. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.