M3.2 earthquake 36 km SE of Spétses, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Spétses, Greece on Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 8:34 PM GMT+3 (17:34 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-27 17:34:03 UTC
- Depth
- 72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 37.000° N, 23.410° 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 usp000eppx. 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
- 139°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.337 km W of Sérifos, Greece · 7366 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.628 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7353 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.79 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7344 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.727 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7329 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.528 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7328 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eppx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.