Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km W of Litóchoro, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km W of Litóchoro, Greece on Wed, Sep 27, 2006, 12:31 PM GMT+3 (09:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 25 km S of Kassándreia, 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
2006-09-27 09:31:24 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.082° N, 22.355° 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 usp000etx4. 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
66°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km SSE of Aianí, Greece · 7274 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.62 km ENE of Ágios Loukás, Greece · 7273 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.07 km SW of Siátista, Greece · 7264 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.28 km ENE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7264 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.92 km SW of Thessaloníki, Greece · 7260 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.425 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 7259 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.211 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 7255 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.820 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7253 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.07 km E of Verdikoússa, Greece · 7316 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.17 km NNW of Anávra, Greece · 7320 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.128 km S of Kassándreia, Greece · 7321 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.98 km NNE of Anávra, Greece · 7330 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.211 km WSW of Deskáti, Greece · 7334 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.013 km WSW of Deskáti, Greece · 7334 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.42 km WSW of Koryfí, Greece · 7336 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.11 km W of Kallíthiro, Greece · 7338 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etx4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.