Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 20 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece on Mon, Aug 28, 2006, 2:02 AM GMT+3 (23:02 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 33 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-27 23:02:22 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.380° N, 25.730° 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 usp000erxg. 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
170°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7332 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.218 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece · 7312 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7287 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7286 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7361 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.818 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.121 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7366 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.318 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.331 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 7367 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.316 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7367 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.316 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.811 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.620 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.423 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.419 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.318 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erxg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.