Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23 km S of Lávrio, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23 km S of Lávrio, Greece on Sun, Jun 18, 2006, 11:11 PM GMT+3 (20:11 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-18 20:11:11 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.500° N, 24.050° 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 usp000ekrw. 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
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7408 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.32 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7406 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.814 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7406 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7402 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.52 km SE of Varnávas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.98 km SE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7393 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.72 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7391 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7389 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.61 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7368 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.337 km W of Sérifos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7363 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7360 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.628 km S of Lávrio, Greece · 7353 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.515 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 7413 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.716 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7413 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.29 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.828 km SSE of Lávrio, Greece · 7432 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekrw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.