Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 62 km NNE of Sísion, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Sísion, Greece on Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 8:24 AM GMT+3 (05:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-23 05:24:41 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.840° 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 usp000evuj. 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7281 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.17 km N of Kokkíni Cháni, Greece · 7250 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.0Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.421 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7242 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.327 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7241 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.136 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7224 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.232 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7287 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.219 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7287 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.449 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7299 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.139 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7303 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7313 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evuj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.