Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece on Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 10:48 AM GMT+2 (08:48 UTC), 31 km (19 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
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-18 08:48:44 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.560° N, 23.610° 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 usp000ecdb. 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
180°, 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km SSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7501 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.85 km ESE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.58 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7497 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.01 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.52 km W of Schimatári, Greece · 7496 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.58 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7496 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.52 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7484 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7484 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.74 km SW of Schimatári, Greece · 7480 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.813 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 7476 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.85 km NNW of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7476 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.85 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7473 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7470 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 4.211 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7455 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.06 km WSW of Límni, Greece · 7454 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.76 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.06 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.99 km N of Malesína, Greece · 7443 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.70 km E of Kastélla, Greece · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.83 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7504 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.75 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7504 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.021 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.110 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7505 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.52 km WNW of Malakónta, Greece · 7506 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.0Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.73 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 7507 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.7Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.0Greece · 7508 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.95 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 7509 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.09 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7510 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.08 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7511 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.82 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7511 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.95 km SSE of Livanátes, Greece · 7511 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7517 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecdb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.