Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 17 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Dec 18, 2006, 3:42 PM GMT+2 (13:42 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km S of Fry, 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
2006-12-18 13:42:46 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.660° N, 27.190° 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 usp000f0ga. 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
138°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.225 km SSW of Sými, Greece · 7215 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.435 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7209 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.534 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7203 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.324 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7199 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.218 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7197 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.234 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.435 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.635 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.010 km ESE of Émponas, Greece · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.129 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7190 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.140 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.019 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7180 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.419 km N of Fry, Greece · 7173 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.038 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7171 days ago · 138 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.329 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.116 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.312 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.415 km N of Fry, Greece · 7236 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7245 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.0Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.339 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.58 km N of Fry, Greece · 7252 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0ga. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.