Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 17 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece on Mon, Mar 6, 2006, 5:52 PM GMT+2 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km NNW of Amfilochía, 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
2006-03-06 15:52:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.700° N, 20.590° 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 usp000ebj8. 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
149°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.20 km ESE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 7514 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.56 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.23 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7507 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.33 km SE of Argostólion, Greece · 7506 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.412 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.614 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.52 km E of Lixoúri, Greece · 7504 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.631 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.623 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.15 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.73 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 7502 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.14 km W of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.423 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7501 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.13 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7501 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.93 km NNW of Gavaloú, Greece · 7501 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.09 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7498 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.05 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7498 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.012 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.113 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.110 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 7496 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.627 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7494 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 3.014 km SSW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7493 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.911 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 7493 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.08 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 7492 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.28 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 7492 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.02 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7492 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.316 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 7492 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.415 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 7488 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.34 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 7487 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.1Ionian Sea · 7485 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.18 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 7481 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.37 km WSW of Prámanta, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.8Greece · 7477 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.110 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7477 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.16 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.810 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 4.013 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 3.811 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.625 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7455 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7517 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 7521 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.01 km WSW of Thérmo, Greece · 7524 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.28 km NW of Astakós, Greece · 7524 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.2southern Greece · 7524 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.04 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7527 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7529 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.314 km SW of Karpenísi, Greece · 7531 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.09 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.315 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7539 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7540 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.410 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7541 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.624 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7543 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.04 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 7543 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebj8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.