M3.2 earthquake 18 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece on Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 9:12 AM GMT+3 (06:12 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-09-25 06:12:01 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.630° N, 25.580° 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 usp000ets9. 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
- 206°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7256 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ets9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.