Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 1:05 PM GMT+2 (11:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 16 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-17 11:05:50 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.120° N, 20.390° 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 usp000ea7n. 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
128°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7529 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.73 km E of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7529 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.04 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7527 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.2southern Greece · 7524 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.28 km NW of Astakós, Greece · 7524 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.17 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7518 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.417 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.56 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.68 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7510 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.28 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7510 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.37 km ENE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7509 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.23 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7507 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.569 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7507 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.33 km SE of Argostólion, Greece · 7506 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.574 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.614 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.52 km E of Lixoúri, Greece · 7504 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.631 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.623 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.488 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7503 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.112 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7502 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.423 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7502 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.14 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 7495 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.25 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.627 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7494 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.08 km SSE of Itháki, Greece · 7493 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 3.28 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.02 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.316 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 5.017 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.318 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.34 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 7487 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.521 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.522 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.514 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.322 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7487 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.114 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7486 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.520 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7486 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.419 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7486 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 5.514 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  44. 3.318 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.517 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.320 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.418 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 3.1Ionian Sea · 7485 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.720 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.316 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.619 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 3.410 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.07 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.118 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.018 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.13 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7484 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.36 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7484 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.516 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7484 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.13 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 7540 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.5Ionian Sea · 7540 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.73 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.54 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.624 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7543 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.55 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7544 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7544 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.115 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.414 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7546 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.96 km W of Póros, Greece · 7546 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.44 km ENE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7546 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.59 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7550 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.214 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7551 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.430 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.35 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7552 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7554 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.128 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7557 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.455 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7557 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.324 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7557 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.213 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7559 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea7n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.