Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km S of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of Ýdra, Greece on Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 7:40 PM GMT+3 (16:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-23 16:40:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.220° N, 23.450° 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 usp000em3a. 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
140°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.511 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 7391 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7388 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.113 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7386 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.6Greece · 7386 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.337 km W of Sérifos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.57 km E of Perachóra, Greece · 7364 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.628 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7352 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.32 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7406 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.72 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7408 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.623 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.15 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7413 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.29 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.515 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.828 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7431 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000em3a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.