Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 3:18 AM GMT+3 (00:18 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-20 00:18:20 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.580° N, 20.980° 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 usp000erbk. 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
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.260 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.09 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.27 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 7346 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.514 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.36 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7345 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.16 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.68 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.640 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7341 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.42 km NNE of Zacháro, Greece · 7341 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7340 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.60 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7340 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7339 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.348 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7333 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.415 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7332 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.67 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7332 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.49 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 7332 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.011 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7329 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7329 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.5southern Greece · 7327 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7327 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.324 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 3.982 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.766 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7318 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7318 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.216 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7317 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7314 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.938 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7310 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.26 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 7310 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.413 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7310 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7308 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.315 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7307 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.523 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.16 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece · 7305 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.05 km E of Ovriá, Greece · 7304 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7303 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.812 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7301 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.112 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 3.24 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7298 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7297 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7296 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 3.414 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.115 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7293 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.52 km SSW of Sámi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.57 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.47 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7351 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.57 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7351 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.710 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7351 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.18 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 7352 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.224 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7354 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.4Ionian Sea · 7355 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.728 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7356 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.67 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7358 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.430 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7358 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.98 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7359 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.47 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.09 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.212 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7363 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.010 km S of Galatás, Greece · 7363 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.513 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7364 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erbk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.