Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece on Sat, May 20, 2006, 3:40 AM GMT+3 (00:40 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km S of Kaména Voúrla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-20 00:40:17 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.150° N, 22.650° 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 usp000ehhc. 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
67°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7442 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.07 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7442 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.911 km NNE of Galatás, Greece · 7439 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.19 km SSW of Antikyra, Greece · 7439 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.211 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 7438 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.112 km NE of Galatás, Greece · 7438 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.95 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7438 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.15 km ESE of Pelasgía, Greece · 7438 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.111 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7437 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.36 km SSE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7434 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.87 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7433 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.15 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7432 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.96 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7432 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.49 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 7431 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.515 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7429 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.011 km E of Aíyira, Greece · 7428 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.110 km W of Langádhia, Greece · 7428 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.61 km W of Kastélla, Greece · 7426 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.62 km NW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7424 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.71 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7424 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.81 km W of Kastélla, Greece · 7424 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.73 km SW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7424 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.93 km WSW of Kastélla, Greece · 7424 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.24 km E of Pátra, Greece · 7423 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.71 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7423 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.37 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7423 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.90 km E of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7423 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.21 km NNW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7423 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.81 km SSE of Psachná, Greece · 7423 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.47 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 7422 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.11 km S of Kastélla, Greece · 7422 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.63 km NW of Psachná, Greece · 7422 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.71 km SW of Kastélla, Greece · 7422 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.31 km WNW of Río, Greece · 7421 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.111 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 7421 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.38 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 7421 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.42 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7421 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.95 km ENE of Límni, Greece · 7420 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.613 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7419 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.112 km SE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 7417 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.38 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.15 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.53 km SW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7416 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.02 km ESE of Politiká, Greece · 7416 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.86 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7416 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 3.36 km SSW of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7415 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 4.07 km S of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7415 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.77 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7415 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.65 km NNE of Eláteia, Greece · 7415 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 3.28 km N of Eláteia, Greece · 7415 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.66 km SW of Áyios Konstandínos, Greece · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.05 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7415 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.36 km SSW of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7415 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 3.2Greece · 7414 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.97 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 7414 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 3.37 km S of Kaména Voúrla, Greece · 7414 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.76 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 7413 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.18 km ESE of Pelasgía, Greece · 7413 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.72 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7411 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.815 km SSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 7411 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 3.32 km NNE of Antirrio, Greece · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.83 km S of Roviés, Greece · 7444 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.213 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7444 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.511 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.411 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7445 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.25 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 7446 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.99 km N of Malesína, Greece · 7446 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.22 km ENE of Rododáfni, Greece · 7447 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.710 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7448 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.06 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7448 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.76 km NNW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 7448 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.13 km SSE of Langádhia, Greece · 7448 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.411 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7449 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.83 km N of Ayía Triás, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.45 km ENE of Koutsopódi, Greece · 7449 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.86 km S of Spercheiáda, Greece · 7450 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.44 km N of Náfpaktos, Greece · 7452 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.93 km NE of Kalávryta, Greece · 7452 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.06 km WSW of Límni, Greece · 7457 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.16 km ENE of Megalópoli, Greece · 7457 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehhc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.