Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km N of Ierissós, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km N of Ierissós, Greece on Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 5:02 AM GMT+2 (03:02 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-18 03:02:48 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.420° 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 usp000ea90. 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
98°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Aegean Sea · 7528 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.314 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.512 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.08 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7521 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7519 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.046 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7517 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7497 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7493 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7473 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.110 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7471 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7549 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.543 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7549 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.645 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7549 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.122 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7550 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea90. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.