Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Itháki, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Itháki, Greece on Sun, Sep 3, 2006, 10:38 PM GMT+3 (19:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece. 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
2006-09-03 19:38:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.490° N, 20.620° 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 usp000esds. 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
109°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7332 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.52 km SSW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7331 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.04 km WNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7331 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.61 km NNE of Mataránga, Greece · 7331 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7329 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.24 km W of Dhokímion, Greece · 7328 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.311 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 7327 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7327 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.24 km NE of Kandíla, Greece · 7324 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.87 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 7323 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.516 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7323 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.915 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7321 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7317 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7316 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.418 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7314 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7308 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7308 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.33 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 7305 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.715 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7297 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.91 km SE of Katoúna, Greece · 7297 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.03 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7296 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 3.35 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7296 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7296 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.414 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.45 km ESE of Angelókastro, Greece · 7293 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 4.24 km S of Dhokímion, Greece · 7293 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.94 km SE of Angelókastro, Greece · 7293 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.33 km E of Angelókastro, Greece · 7293 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.29 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7291 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.21 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 7289 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.210 km NE of Filippiáda, Greece · 7289 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.235 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7289 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.610 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7287 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.112 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7286 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 3.26 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 7286 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 3.33 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 7285 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.9Greece-Albania border region · 7284 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.11 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.53 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 7284 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 3.119 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 7284 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 3.02 km E of Kríkellos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.35 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.210 km SE of Várda, Greece · 7283 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.921 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7282 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.66 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7280 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 4.18 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7276 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.131 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7274 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 3.948 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7274 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7335 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.48 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 7335 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7339 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.5Greece · 7339 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.84 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7339 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.60 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7339 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7339 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.73 km W of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.44 km W of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 7341 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.05 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7341 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.65 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.23 km SSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7341 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.11 km WSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.55 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.43 km SW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.55 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.04 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7341 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away

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