Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 8:25 AM GMT+3 (05:25 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-13 05:25:11 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 20.290° 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 usp000equq. 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
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7351 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.113 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.020 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7349 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.260 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.09 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.16 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7344 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.68 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.640 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7340 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7339 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.348 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7333 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7329 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.5southern Greece · 7328 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7327 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.324 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.982 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.766 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7318 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7314 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.938 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7311 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7309 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7303 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7297 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7297 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.728 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7357 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.67 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7358 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.430 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.47 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.09 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.513 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7364 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.010 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7366 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.240 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.243 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.022 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.29 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.147 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.310 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.78 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.52 km ENE of Mouzaki, Greece · 7372 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.23 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7372 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.14 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7373 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.113 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7377 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000equq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.