Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 61 km S of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 61 km S of Koróni, Greece on Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 9:54 PM GMT+2 (19:54 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-20 19:54:30 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.240° N, 21.930° 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 usp000ecjz. 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
262°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.774 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7497 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7496 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.853 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7460 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.25 km SW of Kalamata, Greece · 7503 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7504 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.3121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.391 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7511 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.734 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7513 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.57 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.37 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecjz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.