Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Loukísia, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Loukísia, Greece on Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 4:49 PM GMT+3 (13:49 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-20 13:49:20 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.550° N, 23.360° 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 usp000ercq. 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
149°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km SE of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7347 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.58 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7342 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.93 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7342 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.98 km WSW of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7340 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.08 km WSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7338 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.55 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 7336 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.421 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7335 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.84 km NNW of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.24 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7328 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.26 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7327 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.08 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7325 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.99 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7323 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.87 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.911 km NW of Neméa, Greece · 7320 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.00 km S of Vrilissia, Greece · 7318 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.313 km SSE of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7318 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.933 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7315 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.722 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7314 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.06 km S of Vília, Greece · 7314 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.14 km SSE of Zevgolateió, Greece · 7312 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.218 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 7304 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.74 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7304 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.51 km WNW of Varnávas, Greece · 7302 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.310 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 3.633 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 7301 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.918 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.66 km SW of Alivéri, Greece · 7299 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.74 km SSE of Amárynthos, Greece · 7299 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.2Greece · 7299 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.214 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.03 km SW of Rafína, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.82 km E of Spáta, Greece · 7291 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.13 km N of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 7290 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.35 km W of Glyfáda, Greece · 7288 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.112 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7350 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.29 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7351 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.81 km SE of Malakónta, Greece · 7351 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.61 km NW of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.06 km NE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.016 km WNW of Kými, Greece · 7352 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.06 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 7352 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.39 km SSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 7354 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.513 km SE of Domvraína, Greece · 7356 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.912 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7356 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.03 km SSE of Antikyra, Greece · 7356 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.88 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7356 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.29 km S of Antikyra, Greece · 7356 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.55 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece · 7357 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.08 km W of Aidipsós, Greece · 7358 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.16 km E of Xylókastro, Greece · 7359 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.88 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 7359 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.30 km ESE of Néa Erythraía, Greece · 7362 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.37 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7363 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.04 km ENE of Roviés, Greece · 7363 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ercq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.