Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 15 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Oct 15, 2006, 2:45 AM GMT+3 (23:45 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 38 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-14 23:45:03 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.580° N, 21.310° 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 usp000ev78. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.620 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7288 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.610 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7287 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.93 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7286 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.12 km WSW of Lálas, Greece · 7286 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.26 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 7286 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.638 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7284 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.119 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 7284 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.35 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.35 km SE of Ovriá, Greece · 7283 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.123 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7283 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.210 km SE of Várda, Greece · 7283 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7281 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.790 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7281 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.784 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7281 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.66 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7281 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.18 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7276 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.149 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7275 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.131 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7275 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.611 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7271 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.210 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7271 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.87 km WNW of Koróni, Greece · 7270 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.137 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7270 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.935 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7267 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.755 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7267 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.534 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 7267 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.636 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7267 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.741 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 7267 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.718 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 7267 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 4.538 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7266 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 3.528 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 7266 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.418 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7266 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.237 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.74 km S of Río, Greece · 7266 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.28 km NNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7265 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.122 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7264 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 3.775 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7264 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.39 km W of Kalávryta, Greece · 7263 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.640 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7262 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.811 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7256 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.911 km SSE of Zacháro, Greece · 7256 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.111 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7256 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 3.47 km SE of Várda, Greece · 7256 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 3.212 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7256 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 3.01 km WNW of Galatás, Greece · 7255 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 3.517 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7255 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.216 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 4.30 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7252 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.54 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7252 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 3.35 km SW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7252 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 3.16 km ENE of Filiatrá, Greece · 7252 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.14 km SSW of Savália, Greece · 7251 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 3.38 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7251 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 3.312 km SW of Meligalás, Greece · 7251 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.68 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 7251 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 3.211 km W of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7248 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 3.78 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7247 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.214 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7245 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.39 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7244 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.910 km ENE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7244 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 3.33 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7243 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 3.414 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7296 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7297 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.24 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7298 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.112 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7299 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.812 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7301 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7303 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.05 km E of Ovriá, Greece · 7304 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.16 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece · 7305 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.92 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 7305 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.523 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.315 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7307 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.38 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.439 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.334 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7308 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.413 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7310 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev78. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.