Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 10 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece on Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 5:46 PM GMT+3 (14:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 10 km WNW of Arnaía, 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
2006-04-18 14:46:33 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.946° N, 23.976° 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 usp000eeva. 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
130°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.410 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.09 km NNE of Galátista, Greece · 7450 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.05 km W of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7445 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.237 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7425 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.345 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 7418 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.08 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7413 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.625 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.810 km WSW of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7412 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.310 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.311 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7412 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.036 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 7473 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.019 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7485 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.938 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 7493 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.831 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.832 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7496 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.8Aegean Sea · 7497 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.243 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7499 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eeva. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.