Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 13 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Thu, May 11, 2006, 10:24 PM GMT+3 (19:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14 km WNW of Préveza, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-11 19:24:55 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.250° N, 20.290° 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 usp000egw7. 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
217°, 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 113.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egw7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.