Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece on Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 10:44 PM GMT+3 (19:44 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 28 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-25 19:44:47 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.800° N, 23.040° 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 usp000err9. 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
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.727 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 7339 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.528 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7327 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.38 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7304 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7299 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.92 km ENE of Ástros, Greece · 7299 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.015 km S of Asopós, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.2southern Greece · 7290 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.345 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.78 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7284 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7372 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000err9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.