M3.1 earthquake 120 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 120 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Tue, Mar 21, 2006, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 95 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-21 17:40:38 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.930° N, 25.320° 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 usp000ecne. 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
- 294°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7495 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.195 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.3Crete, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.459 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.487 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7442 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecne. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.