Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 6 km WSW of Límni, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Límni, Greece on Sat, May 6, 2006, 11:26 PM GMT+3 (20:26 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ENE of Psachná, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-06 20:26:03 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 23.250° 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 usp000egek. 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
52°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.86 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 7446 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.76 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.06 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.99 km N of Malesína, Greece · 7443 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.83 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.011 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7440 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.18 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7440 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.19 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7436 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Pelasgía, Greece · 7434 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.87 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7430 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.15 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7429 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.96 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7428 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.011 km E of Aíyira, Greece · 7425 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.110 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7423 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.97 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 7423 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.311 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7423 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.61 km W of Kastélla, Greece · 7423 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.314 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7422 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.24 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7421 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.35 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.114 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.62 km NW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7420 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.88 km E of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.71 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.710 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.81 km W of Kastélla, Greece · 7420 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.95 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.73 km SW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7420 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.93 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7420 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.73 km E of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.820 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.823 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.94 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.911 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.015 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.67 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.71 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.810 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7420 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.90 km E of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7420 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 3.21 km NNW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7420 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 3.35 km E of Psachná, Greece · 7419 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.3Greece · 7419 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.81 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7419 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 3.11 km S of Kastélla, Greece · 7419 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.63 km NW of Psachná, Greece · 7419 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.18 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7419 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.09 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7418 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 3.211 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7418 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.71 km SW of Kastélla, Greece · 7418 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.38 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 3.52 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7417 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.23 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7417 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.95 km ENE of Límni, Greece · 7417 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.429 km N of Kými, Greece · 7413 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.53 km SW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7413 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.716 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7413 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.515 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 7413 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.78 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7413 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 3.02 km ESE of Politiká, Greece · 7412 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.86 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 4.211 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7455 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7469 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7471 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7471 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7473 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.85 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.85 km NNW of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7476 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.813 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 7476 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.111 km NE of Sylivainiótika, Greece · 7479 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.74 km SW of Schimatári, Greece · 7480 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.615 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7483 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.52 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7483 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egek. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.