Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 34 km E of Patitírion, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34 km E of Patitírion, Greece on Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 4:58 AM GMT+2 (02:58 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-17 02:58:26 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.190° N, 24.260° 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 usp000ecan. 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
277°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7507 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.021 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 7506 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.75 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7506 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.83 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7506 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.70 km E of Kastélla, Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.74 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7506 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.82 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7505 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.13 km SSW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7503 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.243 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7502 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7500 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7499 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7499 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7495 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.135 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 7491 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7488 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.52 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7486 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7479 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7479 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7479 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.85 km W of Politiká, Greece · 7476 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7476 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7476 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7474 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 7474 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 7474 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 7474 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.110 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7474 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7474 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7472 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km WNW of Malakónta, Greece · 7508 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.82 km ENE of Prokópi, Greece · 7514 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7519 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.046 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7520 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7521 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.07 km NW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7522 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.08 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7524 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.930 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.74 km E of Politiká, Greece · 7525 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.330 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7525 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7526 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.67 km NNE of Istiaía, Greece · 7526 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.512 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7526 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.314 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7526 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7526 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.728 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7526 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.235 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.125 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.829 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.934 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7527 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecan. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.