Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 1 km SE of Kontariótissa, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Kontariótissa, Greece on Wed, May 17, 2006, 10:57 PM GMT+3 (19:57 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km E of Néa Éfesos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-17 19:57:05 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.220° N, 22.470° 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 usp000ehbx. 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
123°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.13 km E of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7443 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.62 km NNW of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.44 km ESE of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7441 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.01 km W of Díon, Greece · 7436 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.21 km S of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7433 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.34 km ESE of Néa Éfesos, Greece · 7431 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.20 km S of Karítsa, Greece · 7430 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.15 km WNW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7427 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.03 km S of Ptolema?da, Greece · 7427 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.117 km WSW of Aianí, Greece · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.33 km NE of Asvestochóri, Greece · 7419 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.08 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7414 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.625 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 7413 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.810 km WSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7413 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.310 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7413 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.311 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7413 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.419 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.08 km WSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7412 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.410 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.225 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 7410 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.27 km W of Sérvia, Greece · 7405 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.22 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 7443 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.05 km W of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7446 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.09 km NNE of Galátista, Greece · 7451 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.410 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7451 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehbx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.