M3.9 earthquake 11 km E of Prámanta, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km E of Prámanta, Greece on Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 12:48 AM GMT+2 (22:48 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-02-27 22:48:28 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.520° N, 21.240° 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 usp000eb0f. 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
- 50°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 7522 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.26 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7520 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.38 km SSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7518 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.219 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7517 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.28 km SSE of Kónitsa, Greece · 7514 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.56 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7512 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.412 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7506 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.86 km WNW of Vamvakoú, Greece · 7505 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.210 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 7503 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.15 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7503 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.73 km W of Sardínia, Greece · 7503 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.14 km W of Amfilochía, Greece · 7503 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.13 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 7502 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.09 km SW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7499 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.23 km NE of Katsikás, Greece · 7495 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.014 km SSW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 7494 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.02 km N of Kandíla, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.36 km W of Konispol, Albania · 7493 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.415 km ENE of Menídi, Greece · 7489 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.34 km S of Monastiráki, Greece · 7488 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.18 km N of Pappadátes, Greece · 7482 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.03 km ESE of Pigí, Greece · 7478 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.37 km WSW of Prámanta, Greece · 7478 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.8Greece · 7478 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.83 km WNW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7477 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.61 km N of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 7476 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.37 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7476 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.16 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 7475 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.810 km ESE of Paramythiá, Greece · 7475 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.013 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 7475 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.913 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 7474 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.03 km WSW of Fíki, Greece · 7474 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.44 km W of Asprángeloi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.817 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 7470 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 3.18 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 7526 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7528 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.314 km SW of Karpenísi, Greece · 7531 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.315 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 7540 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.04 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 7544 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.23 km NNE of Kanaláki, Greece · 7547 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.34 km NNE of Tsotíli, Greece · 7547 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.216 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 7548 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.20 km S of Kanaláki, Greece · 7551 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.10 km SE of Ioánnina, Greece · 7552 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.20 km SSW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 7552 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb0f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.