Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 88 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 6:09 PM GMT+2 (16:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 27 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-17 16:09:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.010° N, 19.460° 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 usp000ecbx. 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
311°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.423 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7502 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.627 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7494 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.444 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7480 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.625 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7455 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.35 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7453 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.313 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7449 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.259 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7448 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.634 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7446 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.524 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7446 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.623 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.631 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.52 km E of Lixoúri, Greece · 7505 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.614 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.574 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.33 km SE of Argostólion, Greece · 7507 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.569 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7507 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.433 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.55 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7523 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.121 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7530 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.09 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7532 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecbx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.