Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Apr 21, 2006, 4:39 AM GMT+3 (01:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-21 01:39:05 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.690° N, 20.880° 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 usp000ef37. 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
214°, 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.93 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.922 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.39 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.96 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7468 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.04 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7468 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.269 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7468 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7467 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.419 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.116 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.816 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7466 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.114 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.334 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7463 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.10 km NNW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7463 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.725 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7462 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.853 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7460 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.318 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7458 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.015 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7458 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.625 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7455 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.517 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7455 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.62 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7454 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.344 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7454 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.35 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7453 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.621 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7452 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.27 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7452 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.63 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 3.623 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.223 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.619 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.420 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.010 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.312 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.322 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7449 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7449 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.516 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 7449 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.64 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7449 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 3.313 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7448 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.33 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.47 km SSW of Mesolóngi, Greece · 7448 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.62 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7448 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.623 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 3.616 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.216 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 3.517 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 3.412 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.634 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7446 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 3.69 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7446 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.010 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.719 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.13 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.524 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7446 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.217 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 3.02 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 3.21 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.43 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.19 km NW of Katochí, Greece · 7444 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 3.112 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.510 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7443 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 3.521 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7442 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 3.00 km ENE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.03 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.18 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.11 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.020 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.819 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.33 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.12 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.418 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.31 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.45 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.226 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.52 km SSW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7470 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.95 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.24 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.318 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7470 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.318 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.15 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.521 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.519 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ef37. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.