Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 22 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece on Sat, Sep 2, 2006, 3:49 PM GMT+3 (12:49 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km W of Himarë, Albania. 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
2006-09-02 12:49:46 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.790° N, 19.450° 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 usp000esav. 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
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.114 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.216 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.89 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.610 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7337 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.021 km S of Orikum, Albania · 7336 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.226 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7333 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.340 km WSW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.418 km W of Orikum, Albania · 7330 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.614 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7327 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.313 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7327 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.27 km S of Perivóli, Greece · 7323 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.34 km WNW of Delvinë, Albania · 7322 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.310 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7322 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.913 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7315 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.312 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7311 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.75 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7311 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.415 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7310 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.315 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7310 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.21 km NNE of Orikum, Albania · 7308 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.717 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7307 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.718 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7303 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.36 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 7298 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.50 km S of Ksamil, Albania · 7284 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.46 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.116 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 7339 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.415 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7339 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.41 km E of Himarë, Albania · 7344 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.411 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.68 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7350 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.618 km SSE of Orikum, Albania · 7353 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.8Albania · 7353 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.92 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7353 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.23 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7353 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.64 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7354 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.710 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7354 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.19 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7355 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.33 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 7356 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.69 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.36 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.34 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7358 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.420 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 7359 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.39 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.55 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7359 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esav. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.