Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km SW of Kalamata, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Kalamata, Greece on Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 6:31 PM GMT+2 (16:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 53 km W of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-18 16:31:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.000° N, 22.080° 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 usp000ece0. 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7501 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7500 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.01 km NE of Epitálio, Greece · 7499 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.96 km NE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7496 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.65 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7493 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.34 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7492 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.49 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7491 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7472 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.339 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.23 km SW of Karyés, Greece · 7469 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.853 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7460 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.16 km ENE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7454 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.45 km ENE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.83 km N of Ayía Triás, Greece · 7446 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.411 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7445 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.13 km SSE of Langádhia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.710 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.34 km SW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7512 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.242 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7512 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.734 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7513 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.19 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7520 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.57 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.37 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ece0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.