Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 21 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, May 17, 2006, 11:29 PM GMT+3 (20:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 103 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-17 20:29:55 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.540° N, 20.910° 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 usp000ehc0. 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
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.16 km N of Kopanáki, Greece · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.411 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7442 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.511 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7442 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.315 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.213 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7442 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.310 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7441 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.414 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7441 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.410 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.316 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.212 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.34 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.412 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.23 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.113 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.413 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7439 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.37 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.410 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7438 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.210 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.314 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7437 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.317 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7437 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.33 km ESE of Argostólion, Greece · 7436 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.310 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7436 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.712 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7435 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.224 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 5.2103 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.98 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.49 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.56 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.33 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.911 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.218 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.841 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.715 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.621 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.50 km W of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 3.748 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.620 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.512 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.516 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.49 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7428 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.14 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7428 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.410 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.538 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.227 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7426 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.220 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 3.220 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.110 km W of Langádhia, Greece · 7425 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 3.818 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7423 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 3.25 km S of Kréstena, Greece · 7421 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7419 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.550 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.421 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7418 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 3.716 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7418 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.210 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7417 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.114 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7417 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 3.14 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 3.510 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7444 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.112 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.43 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.411 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7446 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.21 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.02 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.217 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.524 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7446 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.13 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.719 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.010 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.69 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7446 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.634 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7447 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.412 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.517 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.216 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.616 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.623 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.62 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7448 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehc0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.