Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 26 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 2:17 PM GMT+2 (12:17 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 95 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-18 12:17:54 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 25.340° 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 usp000ecdp. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1120 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7499 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.5108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7495 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7494 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.195 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.3Crete, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.459 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7489 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7445 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7505 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7530 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecdp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.