M2.8 earthquake 3 km E of Politiká, Greece

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 9:50 PM GMT+2

UTC

2006-03-17 19:50:59 UTC

Depth

24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.600° N, 23.590° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ecc7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

9

• Chalkída, GreecePopulation 59,125. Forecast15 kmN
• Peristéri, GreecePopulation 139,981. Forecast66 kmN
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast309 kmW

After

1. 2.70 km E of Kastélla, GreeceSat, Mar 18, 1:00 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.74 km WSW of Kastélla, GreeceSat, Mar 18, 1:57 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.82 km WSW of Kastélla, GreeceSat, Mar 18, 10:48 AM GMT+2 · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
4. 3.13 km SSW of Mantoúdi, GreeceMon, Mar 20, 9:29 PM GMT+2 · 7501 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.85 km ESE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, GreeceWed, Mar 22, 2:39 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.58 km NNE of Sofikón, GreeceWed, Mar 22, 2:50 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, GreeceFri, Mar 24, 7:50 PM GMT+2 · 7497 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, GreeceSat, Mar 25, 3:27 AM GMT+2 · 7497 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.52 km W of Schimatári, GreeceSat, Mar 25, 8:51 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.58 km ENE of Áyioi Apóstoloi, GreeceSat, Mar 25, 11:52 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.52 km S of Roviés, GreeceThu, Apr 6, 11:26 PM GMT+3 · 7484 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.615 km SSW of Kaparéllion, GreeceFri, Apr 7, 12:47 AM GMT+3 · 7484 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.74 km SW of Schimatári, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 7:31 AM GMT+3 · 7481 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.618 km SSW of Skiáthos, GreeceThu, Apr 13, 8:32 AM GMT+3 · 7478 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
15. 4.216 km ENE of Istiaía, GreeceThu, Apr 13, 12:52 PM GMT+3 · 7477 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.918 km NNW of Mantoúdi, GreeceThu, Apr 13, 12:57 PM GMT+3 · 7477 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.813 km NW of Perachóra, GreeceFri, Apr 14, 3:08 AM GMT+3 · 7477 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.85 km NNW of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceFri, Apr 14, 3:10 AM GMT+3 · 7477 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.85 km W of Politiká, GreeceSun, Apr 16, 7:28 AM GMT+3 · 7475 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
20. 3.02 km WSW of Politiká, GreeceMon, Apr 17, 6:28 AM GMT+3 · 7474 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
21. 3.919 km SSW of Skiáthos, GreeceTue, Apr 18, 10:30 AM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.914 km E of Istiaía, GreeceTue, Apr 18, 10:40 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
23. 3.319 km SSW of Skiáthos, GreeceTue, Apr 18, 4:00 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
24. 3.110 km ENE of Istiaía, GreeceTue, Apr 18, 4:40 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
25. 3.04 km NNE of Istiaía, GreeceWed, Apr 19, 3:45 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.85 km SW of Politiká, GreeceThu, Apr 20, 9:16 PM GMT+3 · 7470 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
27. 4.211 km S of Antikyra, GreeceFri, May 5, 9:16 AM GMT+3 · 7456 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
28. 4.06 km WSW of Límni, GreeceSat, May 6, 11:26 PM GMT+3 · 7454 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
29. 3.76 km NNW of Amfíkleia, GreeceMon, May 15, 10:51 AM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
30. 3.06 km NNW of Amfíkleia, GreeceMon, May 15, 11:58 AM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.75 km W of Politiká, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 3:35 PM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
2. 3.021 km WNW of Skýros, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 7:21 AM GMT+2 · 7505 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.731 km ESE of Patitírion, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 6:15 AM GMT+2 · 7505 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.734 km E of Patitírion, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 4:58 AM GMT+2 · 7505 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
5. 3.110 km NE of Xylókastro, GreeceThu, Mar 16, 10:57 AM GMT+2 · 7505 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.52 km WNW of Malakónta, GreeceWed, Mar 15, 3:58 PM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
7. 3.0GreeceWed, Mar 15, 1:40 PM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.73 km NNE of Loukísia, GreeceTue, Mar 14, 10:29 PM GMT+2 · 7507 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.7GreeceMon, Mar 13, 3:12 AM GMT+2 · 7509 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
10. 3.0GreeceMon, Mar 13, 2:29 AM GMT+2 · 7509 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.77 km N of Magoúla, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 8:29 PM GMT+2 · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.95 km N of Xylókastro, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 4:26 AM GMT+2 · 7510 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.09 km NE of Xylókastro, GreeceSat, Mar 11, 5:49 AM GMT+2 · 7511 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
14. 3.08 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceFri, Mar 10, 3:03 AM GMT+2 · 7512 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
15. 3.82 km ENE of Prokópi, GreeceFri, Mar 10, 2:52 AM GMT+2 · 7512 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.95 km SSE of Livanátes, GreeceFri, Mar 10, 2:15 AM GMT+2 · 7512 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
17. 3.431 km E of Patitírion, GreeceSat, Mar 4, 7:50 AM GMT+2 · 7518 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.53 km SSW of Kinéta, GreeceThu, Mar 2, 10:45 PM GMT+2 · 7519 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
19. 3.07 km NW of Mantoúdi, GreeceWed, Mar 1, 5:28 PM GMT+2 · 7520 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
20. 2.930 km E of Patitírion, GreeceMon, Feb 27, 7:43 AM GMT+2 · 7523 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecc7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.