Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 24 km N of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24 km N of Skýros, Greece on Sat, Jul 29, 2006, 12:46 AM GMT+3 (21:46 UTC), 31 km (19 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
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-28 21:46:00 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.120° N, 24.510° 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 usp000epsr. 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
79°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7370 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.210 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 7368 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.123 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.230 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7362 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.038 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7355 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.745 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7354 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.61 km NW of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.29 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.112 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.234 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.939 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.839 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.235 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.739 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.58 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7342 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.238 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.08 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7339 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.245 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7334 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7323 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7371 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.913 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.426 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7378 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.68 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7384 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.92 km SSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7391 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.114 km ENE of Argalastí, Greece · 7392 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.71 km N of Kastélla, Greece · 7393 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.229 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7394 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.14 km S of Prokópi, Greece · 7394 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.03 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 7398 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.318 km S of Skiáthos, Greece · 7399 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.551 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7400 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epsr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.