Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 5:26 PM GMT+3 (14:26 UTC), 24 km (15 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-26 14:26:39 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.560° N, 20.930° 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 usp000ert6. 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
221°, 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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7341 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7341 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.42 km NNE of Zacháro, Greece · 7340 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7339 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.60 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7339 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7339 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.348 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7332 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.415 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7332 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.67 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7332 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.49 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 7331 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.011 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7329 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7329 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.5southern Greece · 7327 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7327 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.760 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.324 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.982 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7318 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.766 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7318 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7317 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7314 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.938 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7310 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.26 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 7309 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.413 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7308 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7308 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.315 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7306 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.523 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.16 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7302 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.812 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7301 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.112 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.24 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7297 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7297 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7296 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 3.414 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 3.115 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7292 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 3.620 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7288 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.610 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7286 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.93 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7286 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.12 km WSW of Lálas, Greece · 7286 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.26 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 7286 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 3.638 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7284 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.119 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 7284 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.35 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7283 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 4.123 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7283 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 3.210 km SE of Várda, Greece · 7282 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.921 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7282 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.640 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.68 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.16 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.36 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7344 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.514 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 7345 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.27 km ESE of Zacháro, Greece · 7345 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.09 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.260 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.020 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.113 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.52 km SSW of Sámi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.57 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.47 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7350 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.57 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.710 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7351 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.18 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 7352 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.224 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7354 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.4Ionian Sea · 7355 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ert6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.