Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 42 km S of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, May 31, 2006, 9:28 PM GMT+3 (18:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km WNW of Pýrgos, 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
2006-05-31 18:28:23 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.340° N, 20.870° 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 usp000ejcy. 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
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.516 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.49 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7428 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.14 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7428 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.410 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.538 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.220 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7425 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.110 km W of Langádhia, Greece · 7425 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.818 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7423 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.25 km S of Kréstena, Greece · 7421 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7420 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.550 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.421 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7418 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.716 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7418 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.210 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7418 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.114 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7418 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.14 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.124 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7417 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.53 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7417 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.45 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7416 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.714 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7414 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.232 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7414 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.13 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7413 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.425 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7413 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.228 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7413 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.522 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7413 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.67 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.326 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7411 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.325 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7411 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.28 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7410 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.31 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7408 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.519 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7407 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.424 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7407 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.72 km S of Zakynthos, Greece · 7407 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.25 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7405 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.629 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7404 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 3.320 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7404 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.852 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7402 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.662 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.714 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 3.317 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7401 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.83 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7400 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 3.020 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7398 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.21 km E of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7398 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.511 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7396 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 3.59 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7395 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.44 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7394 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7393 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.314 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.316 km SE of Lálas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 3.316 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7393 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.312 km E of Kréstena, Greece · 7393 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.123 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7393 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.8Ionian Sea · 7391 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.31 km W of Kréstena, Greece · 7390 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 3.19 km S of Vartholomió, Greece · 7390 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 3.317 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 7390 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 3.424 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7390 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 4.063 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7389 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 3.512 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.620 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.748 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.50 km W of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.621 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.715 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.841 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.218 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.911 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.33 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.56 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.49 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.151 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7435 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.98 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 5.2103 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.224 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.712 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.310 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7437 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.33 km ESE of Argostólion, Greece · 7437 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.317 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7437 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejcy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.