Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 18 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Sat, Jan 7, 2006, 1:04 AM GMT+2 (23:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-06 23:04:56 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.728° N, 20.534° 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 usp000e7r8. 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
155°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.97 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7572 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.16 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 7571 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.729 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7570 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.67 km W of Pérdika, Greece · 7567 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.926 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7564 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.410 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7563 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.213 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7559 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.328 km SSW of Perivóli, Greece · 7558 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.324 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7557 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.128 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7557 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.35 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.430 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.415 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7551 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.214 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7551 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.214 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7551 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.20 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 7550 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.216 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 7547 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.44 km ENE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7546 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.96 km W of Póros, Greece · 7546 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.23 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.414 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7546 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7544 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.55 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7544 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.04 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 7543 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.624 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7543 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.410 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7541 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7540 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.315 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7539 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 4.09 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.314 km SW of Karpenísi, Greece · 7531 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7529 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.04 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7527 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 3.28 km NW of Astakós, Greece · 7524 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.01 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 7524 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 7521 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7517 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.417 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.20 km ESE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 7514 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.48 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7574 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.415 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.47 km W of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7575 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.37 km E of Párga, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.36 km ESE of Pálairos, Greece · 7584 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.311 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 7585 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.330 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7590 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.65 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7591 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.62 km NE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 7591 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.25 km NW of Anéza, Greece · 7591 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.25 km NE of Loúros, Greece · 7591 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.111 km W of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7592 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.310 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7593 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.45 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7594 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.34 km WNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7594 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.37 km E of Valsamáta, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.010 km S of Néos Oropós, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.229 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7599 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.220 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7600 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7r8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.