Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 5 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece on Sun, Dec 17, 2006, 6:44 AM GMT+2 (04:44 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-17 04:44:42 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.150° N, 24.120° 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 usp000f0d2. 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
137°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7218 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7216 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7213 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7212 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7202 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.339 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7199 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.032 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7199 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7199 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.22 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7193 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.914 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7190 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.922 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7189 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.23 km SW of Gérgeri, Greece · 7187 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.167 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7183 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7175 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.820 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.249 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7170 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7230 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0d2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.