Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 53 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 53 km W of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 12:00 PM GMT+3 (09:00 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 103 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-30 09:00:37 UTC
Depth
30.9 km (19.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.826° N, 21.101° 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 usp000eftu. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.318 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7459 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.015 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7458 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.517 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7455 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.344 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7454 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.621 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7452 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.623 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.223 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.619 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.420 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.010 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.312 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7451 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.322 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7449 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.623 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.616 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.216 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.517 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.412 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7447 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.719 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.217 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.112 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.521 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7443 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.97 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.16 km N of Kopanáki, Greece · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.315 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.414 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7441 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.15 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7441 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.410 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.316 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.212 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.34 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7440 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.412 km SE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.23 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.113 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.413 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7439 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.37 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.410 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7438 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.314 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7437 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.317 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7437 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.09 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 7437 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.310 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7436 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.224 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7435 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 5.2103 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.98 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 4.151 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7434 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 3.49 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7434 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.56 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.33 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7433 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.218 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.841 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 3.715 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7432 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 3.621 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.748 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7431 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.620 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.512 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.516 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7429 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.410 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.538 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7427 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 3.725 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7462 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.334 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7464 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.114 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.816 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7466 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.116 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.419 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7468 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.269 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7468 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.39 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7469 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.922 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.46 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.95 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7469 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.18 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.020 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.819 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.418 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.45 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.226 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.95 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.24 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7470 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eftu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.