Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km ESE of Vathýlakkos, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Vathýlakkos, Greece on Wed, Dec 27, 2006, 6:24 PM GMT+2 (16:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km SE of Melíki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-27 16:24:33 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.764° N, 22.725° 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 usp000f14m. 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
118°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7218 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.817 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7218 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.78 km NNE of Melíti, Greece · 7215 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.45 km W of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 7205 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.420 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7201 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.24 km SSE of Filótas, Greece · 7192 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNE of Krithiá, Greece · 7192 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.21 km NW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7187 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.03 km SE of Néa Zíchni, Greece · 7178 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.37 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.29 km NE of Néo Agionéri, Greece · 7176 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.22 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7168 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.6Greece · 7165 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.13 km ESE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7163 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.21 km SE of Melíki, Greece · 7163 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.13 km SSW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7162 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.81 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7160 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.83 km ENE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.58 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.23 km SSW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.21 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7160 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.510 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7159 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km N of Kateríni, Greece · 7221 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.42 km NE of Arnaía, Greece · 7225 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.27 km WSW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7242 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f14m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.