Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 26 km WNW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 5:58 PM GMT+3 (14:58 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km ENE of Yimnón, 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
2006-07-21 14:58:44 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.020° N, 24.300° 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 usp000ep8n. 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
115°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.813 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7371 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.124 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.97 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7370 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.210 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 7368 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.123 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.04 km ENE of Roviés, Greece · 7363 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.230 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7362 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.745 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7354 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.61 km NW of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.81 km SE of Malakónta, Greece · 7351 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.29 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.112 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.610 km NW of Loukísia, Greece · 7348 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.234 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.939 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.839 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.235 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.739 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.58 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7342 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.238 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.93 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7342 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.08 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7338 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 3.245 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7334 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.68 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7384 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.72 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7391 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7391 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.114 km ENE of Argalastí, Greece · 7392 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.17 km N of Argalastí, Greece · 7392 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.26 km NNW of Argalastí, Greece · 7392 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.52 km SE of Varnávas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.71 km N of Kastélla, Greece · 7393 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.229 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7394 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.17 km S of Límni, Greece · 7394 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.14 km S of Prokópi, Greece · 7394 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.73 km WSW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 7397 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.72 km W of Prokópi, Greece · 7397 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.46 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 7398 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.03 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 7398 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.318 km S of Skiáthos, Greece · 7399 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.551 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7400 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.439 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.312 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 7404 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ep8n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.