M2.9 earthquake 3 km NNW of Gavaloú, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Gavaloú, Greece on Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 4:30 PM GMT+2 (14:30 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km E of Zakynthos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-20 14:30:39 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.560° N, 21.510° 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 usp000ecj2. 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
- 151°
- 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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km ENE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7500 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7498 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.713 km ENE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.012 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.113 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.45 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 7496 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.110 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.413 km ENE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.14 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 7495 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.818 km NNE of Lidoríki, Greece · 7495 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.87 km NE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.014 km SSW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7493 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.911 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7493 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.08 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 7493 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.02 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.316 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.22 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 7493 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.09 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 7493 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.03 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7492 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.17 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7492 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.12 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 7491 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.73 km NNW of Kamárai, Greece · 7489 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.415 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 7488 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.36 km NNE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7488 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.34 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 7487 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.34 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 7486 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.110 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 7486 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.27 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7486 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.1Ionian Sea · 7485 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.49 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.63 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.210 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.111 km NE of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 7479 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.03 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.82 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.27 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.54 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.24 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.110 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7477 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.23 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7476 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.34 km ENE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7475 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 7475 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.16 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 7473 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.68 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7473 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.811 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.45 km S of Várda, Greece · 7471 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.08 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7470 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.96 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7468 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.62 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7454 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7453 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.63 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7449 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.516 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7449 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.44 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7449 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.64 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.33 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 7448 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.24 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7447 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
The first 60 of 71.
Before
- 3.14 km W of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.73 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 7502 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.112 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7502 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.15 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.52 km E of Lixoúri, Greece · 7504 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.92 km NE of Aígio, Greece · 7505 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.1Greece · 7506 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.33 km SE of Argostólion, Greece · 7506 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.23 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7507 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.5Ionian Sea · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.37 km ENE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7509 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.28 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7510 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.68 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7510 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.56 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Rododáfni, Greece · 7512 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.810 km N of Ámfissa, Greece · 7512 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.417 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7515 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.211 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.24 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 7515 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.411 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7516 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecj2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.