Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 87 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 87 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Thu, May 18, 2006, 6:20 PM GMT+3 (15:20 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 81 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-18 15:20:27 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.220° N, 25.100° 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 usp000ehdw. 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
277°, 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.152 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7434 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.6120 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7433 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7433 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.194 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7433 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7432 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.096 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7432 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.343 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7430 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.473 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.0102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7427 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.476 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7421 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.166 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7414 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.918 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7414 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.5106 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7412 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.681 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.4109 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.5104 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.2102 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.3106 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.691 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7411 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 3.189 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.721 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7410 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.441 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7409 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.227 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7408 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.452 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7400 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.132 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7392 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.132 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7390 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7387 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.554 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.151 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7446 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehdw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.