Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 30 km ESE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Skýros, Greece on Sun, Aug 6, 2006, 6:49 AM GMT+3 (03:49 UTC), 42 km (26 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
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-06 03:49:36 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 24.860° 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 usp000eqb1. 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
97°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.61 km NW of Yimnón, Greece · 7351 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.58 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7342 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.49 km S of Psará, Greece · 7329 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.314 km SW of Psará, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7322 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.124 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7370 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.426 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7378 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.72 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7390 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqb1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.