Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece on Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 1:57 AM GMT+2 (23:57 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-17 23:57:28 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.560° N, 23.580° 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 usp000eccn. 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
177°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.13 km SSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7500 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.85 km ESE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.58 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.01 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.52 km W of Schimatári, Greece · 7495 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.58 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7495 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.52 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7483 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.615 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7483 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.74 km SW of Schimatári, Greece · 7480 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.813 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 7476 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.85 km NNW of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7476 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.85 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7473 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7469 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 4.211 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7455 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.06 km WSW of Límni, Greece · 7453 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.76 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.06 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.70 km E of Kastélla, Greece · 7503 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7503 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.75 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7504 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.021 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.110 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7505 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.52 km WNW of Malakónta, Greece · 7506 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.0Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.73 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 7506 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.7Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.0Greece · 7508 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.95 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7509 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.09 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7510 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.08 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7511 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.82 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7511 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.95 km SSE of Livanátes, Greece · 7511 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7517 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.53 km SSW of Kinéta, Greece · 7518 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eccn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.