Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 0 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece on Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 2:11 AM GMT+3 (23:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-28 23:11:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.180° N, 20.590° 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 usp000erzm. 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.84 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7340 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.5Greece · 7340 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.55 km E of Lithakiá, Greece · 7340 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.48 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 7336 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.13 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7336 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.516 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7335 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.415 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 7333 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.04 km WNW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 7332 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.61 km NNE of Mataránga, Greece · 7332 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.44 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7330 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.24 km W of Dhokímion, Greece · 7329 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.311 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 7329 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.5southern Greece · 7328 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.29 km SW of Savália, Greece · 7328 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.24 km NE of Kandíla, Greece · 7325 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.516 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7324 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.915 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7322 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.97 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7322 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.324 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7321 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.214 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7320 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.513 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7318 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7317 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.418 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 7316 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7315 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.110 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 7309 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.112 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7309 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.09 km NNW of Lechainá, Greece · 7306 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.33 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 7306 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.27 km SE of Póros, Greece · 7306 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.221 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7304 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.715 km W of Préveza, Greece · 7298 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 3.217 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7298 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.91 km SE of Katoúna, Greece · 7298 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.03 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7298 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.35 km NNW of Amfilochía, Greece · 7298 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.25 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 7297 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.414 km W of Kyllíni, Greece · 7296 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 3.45 km ESE of Angelókastro, Greece · 7294 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 4.24 km S of Dhokímion, Greece · 7294 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.94 km SE of Angelókastro, Greece · 7294 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 3.33 km E of Angelókastro, Greece · 7294 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.115 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7293 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.21 km WNW of Kandíla, Greece · 7290 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 3.235 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7290 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 3.610 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 7288 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.112 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 3.93 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7287 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.26 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 7287 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 3.33 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 7286 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 3.638 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7285 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.11 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.53 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 7285 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 3.119 km SW of Katochí, Greece · 7285 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.35 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 4.123 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7284 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.210 km SE of Várda, Greece · 7284 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.921 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7283 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.66 km ENE of Traganón, Greece · 7281 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.217 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7340 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.73 km W of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.44 km W of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 7342 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.05 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7342 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.65 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.530 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7342 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.23 km SSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.38 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.11 km WSW of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.55 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7342 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.43 km SW of Neápolis, Greece · 7342 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.55 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7342 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.04 km WSW of Neápolis, Greece · 7342 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.44 km S of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 7343 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.46 km W of Megáli Khóra, Greece · 7343 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.119 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.418 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7343 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.24 km NE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7343 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.55 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.45 km S of Lepenoú, Greece · 7343 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erzm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.