Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 57 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece on Mon, Jan 2, 2006, 4:17 AM GMT+2 (02:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 19 km ESE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-02 02:17:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.060° N, 26.550° 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 usp000e7d0. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7573 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.010 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7573 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.61 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7569 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.328 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.925 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.928 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7558 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.08 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7555 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.315 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.015 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7546 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.021 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7544 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.449 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7544 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.211 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.814 km E of Fry, Greece · 7539 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7532 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7530 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.124 km NE of Firá, Greece · 7529 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7527 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.322 km N of Fry, Greece · 7523 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.454 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7518 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.130 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.318 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.513 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.524 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.117 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7581 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.215 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7581 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.051 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7585 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7585 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.239 km N of Fry, Greece · 7588 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.210 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.07 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.49 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 7590 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.353 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7591 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7595 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.625 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7599 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.48 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7602 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7d0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.