Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km S of Sými, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km S of Sými, Greece on Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 9:19 PM GMT+2 (19:19 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 8 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-20 19:19:26 UTC
Depth
83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.450° N, 27.860° 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 usp000ecjr. 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
75°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.719 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.917 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.726 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.626 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.330 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 7496 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.224 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7494 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, Greece · 7493 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7493 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.934 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7492 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.122 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7475 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.213 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.114 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.415 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.516 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.14 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.49 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.75 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.214 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.211 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.714 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.616 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.016 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.814 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.78 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7471 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 3.213 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.454 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7452 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.021 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.527 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 3.231 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7447 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.23 km ESE of Dalaman, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.98 km E of Milas, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.810 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.76 km S of Bay?r, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.329 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7442 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.513 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7442 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km SE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.114 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7502 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.922 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7504 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.019 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7506 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.98 km N of Ródos, Greece · 7506 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.530 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7508 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.26 km SSW of Datça, Turkey · 7516 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.038 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 7518 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.416 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7519 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.35 km WNW of Ortaca, Turkey · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecjr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.