Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Metsovo, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Metsovo, Greece on Mon, Jan 16, 2006, 11:09 PM GMT+2 (21:09 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km E of Argos Orestiko, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-16 21:09:52 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.860° N, 21.270° 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 usp000e8b4. 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
253°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7563 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.810 km WSW of Aianí, Greece · 7554 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.215 km ESE of Çorovodë, Albania · 7552 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.415 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7551 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.214 km NW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7551 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.20 km SSW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 7551 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.10 km SE of Ioánnina, Greece · 7551 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.20 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 7550 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.216 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 7547 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.72 km WNW of Mavrochóri, Greece · 7547 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.42 km NW of Chlói, Greece · 7546 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.25 km E of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7546 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.04 km ESE of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 7546 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.34 km NNE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7546 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.23 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 7546 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.04 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 7543 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.78 km SE of Anaráchi, Greece · 7541 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.315 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7539 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.911 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 7521 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 7521 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7517 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7516 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7513 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.412 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.414 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7565 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.57 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 7567 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.35 km SSE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7569 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.47 km W of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7575 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.37 km E of Párga, Greece · 7576 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.911 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 7577 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.115 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7577 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.910 km N of Anávra, Greece · 7584 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.311 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 7585 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.515 km SW of Flórina, Greece · 7586 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.211 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7586 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.62 km NE of Grammenítsa, Greece · 7591 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.25 km NW of Anéza, Greece · 7591 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.25 km NE of Loúros, Greece · 7591 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.111 km W of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7592 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8b4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.