Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece on Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 2:16 PM GMT+2 (12:16 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 6 km S of Himarë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-20 12:16:35 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.460° N, 20.470° 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 usp000echu. 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
120°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.216 km W of Gjirokastër, Albania · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.09 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7498 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.05 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7498 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.74 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7495 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.23 km NE of Katsikás, Greece · 7494 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.02 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.36 km W of Konispol, Albania · 7492 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.415 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 7488 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.34 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 7487 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.18 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 7481 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.215 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 7478 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.37 km WSW of Prámanta, Greece · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.8Greece · 7477 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.37 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7475 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.16 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 7475 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.810 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.013 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.03 km WSW of Fíki, Greece · 7473 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.817 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 7469 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.38 km ESE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.16 km SE of Himarë, Albania · 7457 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.46 km S of Himarë, Albania · 7452 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.44 km NW of Ksamil, Albania · 7452 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 3.34 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.114 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.05 km SSE of Himarë, Albania · 7449 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.20 km N of Kardamítsia, Greece · 7447 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.216 km WSW of Voulgaréli, Greece · 7445 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 3.46 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7445 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 3.514 km NW of Delvinë, Albania · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.39 km ESE of Anthiró, Greece · 7442 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.14 km W of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.73 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 7502 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.15 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7502 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.210 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7503 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.412 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.56 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7511 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7513 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.20 km ESE of Lefkímmi, Greece · 7514 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.417 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7515 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7516 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7517 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 7521 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.911 km E of Prámanta, Greece · 7521 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7525 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000echu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.