Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 20 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece on Mon, May 22, 2006, 3:04 AM GMT+3 (00:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14 km WNW of Préveza, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-22 00:04:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.670° N, 20.580° 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 usp000ehnh. 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
86°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.613 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.911 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 7437 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.33 km ESE of Argostólion, Greece · 7436 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.211 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7436 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.712 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.112 km NE of Galatás, Greece · 7436 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.31 km NNW of Paravóla, Greece · 7434 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.36 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 7432 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.219 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.418 km SW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7431 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.013 km SW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.218 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 7431 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.47 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 7430 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.06 km E of Paravóla, Greece · 7430 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.227 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7426 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.413 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.119 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 7423 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.37 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.47 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.832 km WSW of Gáïos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.69 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 7418 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.13 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7413 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.20 km NE of Mataránga, Greece · 7412 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.02 km NW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7412 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.03 km SW of Panaitólion, Greece · 7412 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.03 km SW of Panaitólion, Greece · 7412 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.02 km NNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.11 km S of Gavaloú, Greece · 7412 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.0Greece · 7412 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.71 km S of Mataránga, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.21 km NW of Gavaloú, Greece · 7411 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.320 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.28 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7410 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.22 km NNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7410 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.215 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7409 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 3.211 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7408 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.27 km NW of Voulgaréli, Greece · 7408 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.39 km SE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7408 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.16 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7408 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.39 km ENE of Pappadátes, Greece · 7408 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 5.014 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7408 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.515 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7408 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.31 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7408 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.99 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 7407 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.68 km ENE of Pappadátes, Greece · 7407 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.717 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 7405 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 3.716 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7405 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.910 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 7405 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.76 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7403 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 3.414 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7402 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.06 km E of Áno Kalentíni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.38 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7398 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.28 km ENE of Paravóla, Greece · 7398 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.33 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 7397 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.718 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 7393 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.215 km NE of Neápolis, Greece · 7392 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.62 km NNE of Aitolikó, Greece · 7391 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 3.714 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7391 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 3.222 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7380 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 3.310 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7441 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.19 km NW of Katochí, Greece · 7445 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.216 km WSW of Voulgaréli, Greece · 7446 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.524 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7446 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.24 km NNW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7447 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.47 km SSW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 7448 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.259 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7449 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.313 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7449 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.64 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7449 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.516 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7449 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.114 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.35 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7454 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.62 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7455 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.625 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7455 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehnh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.