Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km SSW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Sámi, Greece on Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 1:42 PM GMT+3 (10:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-18 10:42:33 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.233° N, 20.636° 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 usp000er88. 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
137°
Stations used
8

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 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.020 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7348 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.09 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7346 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.36 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7345 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.16 km ESE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7343 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.68 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.24 km ENE of Stános, Greece · 7343 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.640 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.45 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.55 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.24 km NE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7342 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.46 km W of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 7342 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7342 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.04 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.55 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.43 km SW of Neápolis, Greece · 7341 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.55 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.11 km WSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7341 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.23 km SSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.65 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.05 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7341 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.44 km W of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 7341 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.73 km W of Lepenoú, Greece · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7339 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 3.60 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 7339 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.84 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7339 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 3.5Greece · 7339 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7339 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.48 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 7335 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.13 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7335 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.516 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 3.415 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7332 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 4.04 km WNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7331 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 3.61 km NNE of Mataránga, Greece · 7331 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7329 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.24 km W of Dhokímion, Greece · 7328 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.311 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 7328 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.5southern Greece · 7327 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7327 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.24 km NE of Kandíla, Greece · 7324 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.516 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7324 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 3.915 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7321 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 3.324 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 4.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7319 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7317 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7316 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.418 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7314 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7308 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7308 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.33 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 7305 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7305 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7303 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 3.715 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7297 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 3.57 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7350 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.516 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7350 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.47 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7351 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.57 km W of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7351 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.710 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7351 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.321 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7353 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.97 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7355 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.39 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7355 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.728 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7356 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.67 km SSE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7358 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.430 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7358 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.98 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7359 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.47 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7359 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.09 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.010 km S of Galatás, Greece · 7363 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.513 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.36 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7363 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.010 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7365 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.417 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7369 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.240 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7369 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er88. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.