M3.5 earthquake 7 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece on Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 8:18 PM GMT+2 (18:18 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 34 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-02-23 18:18:47 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.110° N, 22.140° 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 usp000eapv. 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
- 154°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7523 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.312 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7522 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.312 km WSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 7521 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.19 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7521 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.120 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7518 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.734 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.242 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7513 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.34 km SW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7513 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7507 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.25 km SW of Kalamata, Greece · 7504 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7502 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.01 km NE of Epitálio, Greece · 7500 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.96 km NE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7497 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.65 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.34 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7493 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.49 km SW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7492 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7474 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.339 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7473 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.23 km SW of Karyés, Greece · 7470 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 3.37 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7527 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7541 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7547 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7552 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.012 km WSW of Sikyón, Greece · 7552 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.87 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 7556 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eapv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.