Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 8 km NE of Yimnón, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Yimnón, Greece on Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 3:03 AM GMT+3 (00:03 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-26 00:03:48 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.500° N, 23.940° 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 usp000errw. 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
41°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7342 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.08 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7338 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.55 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 7336 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.84 km NNW of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.218 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7328 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.216 km N of Skýros, Greece · 7327 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7327 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7318 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.218 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7304 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.74 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7304 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.310 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.633 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.127 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7300 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.918 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.66 km SW of Alivéri, Greece · 7299 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.74 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.214 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.82 km E of Spáta, Greece · 7291 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, Greece · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.75 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 7287 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.928 km NE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7287 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.827 km NNW of Kými, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.86 km WNW of Livanátes, Greece · 7286 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.912 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 7284 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.03 km SE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7347 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.610 km NW of Loukísia, Greece · 7348 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.112 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.29 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.81 km SE of Malakónta, Greece · 7351 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.61 km NW of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.513 km SE of Domvraína, Greece · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.08 km W of Aidipsós, Greece · 7358 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.230 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7362 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7362 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.04 km ENE of Roviés, Greece · 7363 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.57 km E of Perachóra, Greece · 7364 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.123 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.210 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 7368 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000errw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.