Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 1 km SSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 2:12 AM GMT+2 (00:12 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km NW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 00:12:05 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.160° N, 25.930° 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 usp000ezhk. 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
133°
Stations used
4

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.318 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7241 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.22 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.213 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7233 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.511 km W of Pétra, Greece · 7231 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.48 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7230 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.122 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7223 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.213 km W of Chios, Greece · 7223 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.329 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.510 km E of Vrontádos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.29 km ESE of Polichnítos, Greece · 7210 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.342 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7208 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.155 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7208 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.629 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7208 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.225 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7208 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.528 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7208 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.821 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7208 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.633 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.412 km SW of Psará, Greece · 7206 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.630 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7199 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7199 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7192 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7190 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.530 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7187 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.05 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7242 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.415 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.930 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7253 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7256 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.255 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7266 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezhk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.