Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km NE of Filiátes, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Filiátes, Greece on Fri, Apr 21, 2006, 6:18 AM GMT+3 (03:18 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-21 03:18:05 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.730° N, 20.430° 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 usp000ef42. 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
194°, 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.38 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.16 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.413 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 7454 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.46 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7452 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.44 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.416 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.34 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.114 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.05 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 7450 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.49 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.3Albania · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.20 km N of Kardamítsia, Greece · 7448 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.216 km WSW of Voulgaréli, Greece · 7446 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.46 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7445 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.514 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.011 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7441 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.613 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.46 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7437 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.36 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 7432 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.54 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7430 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.41 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 3.26 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.211 km E of Filiátes, Greece · 7425 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.413 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.09 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7422 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.615 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7422 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.87 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 7420 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.613 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7419 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 3.832 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.69 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 7417 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.55 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7416 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 3.47 km WSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.25 km NNE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7413 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.38 km NW of Himarë, Albania · 7411 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.33 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7409 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.013 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.810 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.37 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7475 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.8Greece · 7477 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.37 km WSW of Prámanta, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.18 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 7481 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.36 km W of Konispol, Albania · 7493 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.23 km NE of Katsikás, Greece · 7494 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.09 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ef42. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.