Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 17 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 17 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece on Sat, Jun 17, 2006, 3:38 PM GMT+3 (12:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km W of Kilkís, 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
2006-06-17 12:38:56 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.156° N, 23.035° 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 usp000ekm0. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km ESE of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 7413 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.19 km SSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7412 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.211 km SSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7409 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.913 km W of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7393 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.04 km ENE of Valandovo, North Macedonia · 7386 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.21 km ESE of Kuklis, North Macedonia · 7386 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.22 km W of Vamvakófyto, Greece · 7386 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.610 km W of Kilkís, Greece · 7382 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.67 km WNW of Razlog, Bulgaria · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.110 km N of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7381 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.88 km SSW of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7370 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.13 km SSE of Peristerá, Greece · 7364 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.510 km SE of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 7364 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.49 km WNW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7362 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.07 km N of Arnaía, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.90 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7358 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.46 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7358 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.37 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 7357 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.33 km NE of Asvestochóri, Greece · 7419 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.15 km WNW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7428 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.21 km NE of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 7436 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekm0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.