Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Jan 6, 2006, 4:21 AM GMT+2 (02:21 UTC), 19 km (12 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-06 02:21:13 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.650° N, 20.890° 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 usp000e7pc. 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
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.216 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.97 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7573 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.16 km S of Lixoúri, Greece · 7571 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.729 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7570 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.315 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7566 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.024 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7564 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.926 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7564 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.20 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7563 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.26 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7562 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.855 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7561 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7558 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.455 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7557 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7554 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.852 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.214 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7551 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.59 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.44 km ENE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7547 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.96 km W of Póros, Greece · 7546 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.414 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7546 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.115 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.55 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7545 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.54 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.73 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7540 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7540 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.13 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 7540 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.09 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7530 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.73 km E of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7529 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.19 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7528 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.2southern Greece · 7525 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.215 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7522 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.17 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7518 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.120 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7517 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.48 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7575 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.415 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.78 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.421 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7577 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.517 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.11 km SE of Traganón, Greece · 7577 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.056 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7578 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.662 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7584 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.44 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7585 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7586 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.15 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7588 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.311 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7588 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.12 km ESE of Kréstena, Greece · 7589 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.755 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7590 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.330 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7590 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.211 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7591 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.613 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7595 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.26 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7596 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.39 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7596 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.939 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7598 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7pc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.