Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Sámi, Greece on Sat, Jun 24, 2006, 11:15 PM GMT+3 (20:15 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-24 20:15:53 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.310° N, 20.550° 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 usp000em63. 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
171°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7405 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.320 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7404 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.76 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 7403 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.714 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.317 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7401 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.83 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 7400 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.38 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7398 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.28 km ENE of Paravóla, Greece · 7398 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.020 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7397 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.21 km E of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7397 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.33 km NNE of Argostólion, Greece · 7397 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.511 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7396 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.59 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7395 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.44 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7394 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.59 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7393 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.123 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7393 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.215 km NE of Neápolis, Greece · 7392 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.62 km NNE of Aitolikó, Greece · 7391 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.8Ionian Sea · 7391 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.714 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7391 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.19 km S of Vartholomió, Greece · 7390 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.424 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7390 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.063 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7389 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.52 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7389 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.99 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7384 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.07 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7384 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.618 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7383 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.519 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7382 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.426 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7380 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.222 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7380 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 4.36 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7379 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.12 km WSW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7379 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.52 km NE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7378 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 3.21 km SSE of Vanáton, Greece · 7377 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.113 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7377 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.17 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 7377 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.41 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7376 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.114 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7376 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.39 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 7373 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.88 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7373 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.14 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7373 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.23 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7372 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.52 km ENE of Mouzaki, Greece · 7371 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 3.78 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.310 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7371 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 3.29 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 3.022 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7370 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7369 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 4.010 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7364 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.513 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.010 km S of Galatás, Greece · 7363 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.09 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.47 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.98 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7359 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.430 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7358 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 3.67 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7358 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 3.728 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7356 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 3.39 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7356 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 3.321 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7354 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 3.716 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 7406 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.717 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 7406 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.72 km S of Zakynthos, Greece · 7407 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.424 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7407 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.519 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7407 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.31 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7408 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.515 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7408 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.014 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7408 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.16 km NNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7408 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.211 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 7409 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.215 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7409 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.22 km NNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7410 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.28 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7410 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.325 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7411 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.320 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.326 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7411 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.21 km NW of Gavaloú, Greece · 7411 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.71 km S of Mataránga, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.67 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.0Greece · 7412 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000em63. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.