M3.4 earthquake 26 km E of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km E of Samothráki, Greece on Mon, Jul 3, 2006, 3:45 AM GMT+3 (00:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-03 00:45:25 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.450° N, 25.830° 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 usp000emtg. 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
- 172°
- Stations used
- 10
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.526 km SSW of Xylaganí, Greece · 7394 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.124 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7393 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.224 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7388 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.329 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7388 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.226 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.412 km NE of Íasmos, Greece · 7383 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.212 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7383 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.228 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.132 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.318 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.419 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.423 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.620 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.811 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.316 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.316 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7367 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.318 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.121 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7366 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.818 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7361 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.525 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.420 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7340 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 3.221 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7404 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.320 km S of Samothráki, Greece · 7404 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.728 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7415 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.636 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.428 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7418 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.627 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7419 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emtg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.