Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece on Fri, Oct 20, 2006, 11:09 PM GMT+3 (20:09 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-20 20:09:48 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.390° N, 25.750° 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 usp000evmk. 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7255 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.930 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7253 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.130 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7252 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.57 km ESE of Íasmos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.53 km N of Íasmos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.619 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 7232 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7287 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.721 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 7295 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.218 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece · 7312 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evmk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.