Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Pefkochóri, Greece on Mon, Feb 27, 2006, 8:42 PM GMT+2 (18:42 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 32 km E of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-27 18:42:52 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.960° N, 23.700° 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 usp000eb06. 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
125°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.715 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7519 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.046 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7517 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.243 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7499 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7497 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7492 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7473 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.110 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7471 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.512 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.314 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.713 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7523 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.728 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7524 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.828 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.225 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7527 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.116 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.523 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7528 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.2Aegean Sea · 7528 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.02 km N of Ierissós, Greece · 7531 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7549 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.543 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7549 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.645 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7549 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.122 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7550 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb06. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.