Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece on Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 11:02 AM GMT+2 (09:02 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-15 09:02:47 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.860° N, 22.950° 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 usp000ec72. 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
148°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km SW of Kalamata, Greece · 7503 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.96 km NE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7496 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.49 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7492 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7487 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7481 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.23 km SW of Karyés, Greece · 7469 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.16 km ENE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7454 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.45 km ENE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7446 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.34 km SW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7512 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.621 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 7524 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.57 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.37 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec72. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.