Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 50 km NNE of Sísion, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 50 km NNE of Sísion, Greece on Sat, Jul 29, 2006, 2:51 AM GMT+3 (23:51 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km N of Limín Khersonísou, 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
2006-07-28 23:51:42 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.730° 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 usp000epsy. 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
84°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.16 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7369 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.93 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7363 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.751 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 7363 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.233 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7355 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.113 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7354 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.328 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7346 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.244 km NNE of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7345 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.23 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.07 km NE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.313 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7343 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.051 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7334 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.151 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7333 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.549 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7329 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.124 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.132 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7314 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.624 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.519 km NE of Mesariá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.514 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epsy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.