Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 40 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 40 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 5:46 AM GMT+2 (03:46 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-09 03:46:36 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.870° N, 23.640° 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 usp000e5u8. 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
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.451 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7601 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.231 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7600 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.12 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7600 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.324 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7594 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7593 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.434 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7588 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.534 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.037 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7579 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.320 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7568 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.131 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.146 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.525 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7603 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.85 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7605 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.430 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7606 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.56 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7607 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.316 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7608 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.347 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7609 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.121 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7611 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.245 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7619 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.967 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.370 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7623 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5u8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.