Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km NW of Yimnón, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Yimnón, Greece on Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 12:11 AM GMT+3 (21:11 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-16 21:11:05 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.450° N, 23.870° 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 usp000er3a. 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
225°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km SE of Malakónta, Greece · 7351 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.29 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.112 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.610 km NW of Loukísia, Greece · 7348 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.03 km SE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7347 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.58 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7342 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.93 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7342 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.08 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7338 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.55 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 7336 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.84 km NNW of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7318 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.218 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7304 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.74 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7304 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.310 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.633 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.66 km SW of Alivéri, Greece · 7299 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.74 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.214 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.513 km SE of Domvraína, Greece · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.08 km W of Aidipsós, Greece · 7358 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.230 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7362 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7362 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.04 km ENE of Roviés, Greece · 7363 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.57 km E of Perachóra, Greece · 7364 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.123 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.210 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 7368 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.97 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7370 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.124 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7370 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.813 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7371 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.613 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 7371 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.913 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.426 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7378 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er3a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.