Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, May 31, 2006, 10:43 PM GMT+3 (19:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 81 km S of Pýrgos, 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
2006-05-31 19:43:51 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.730° N, 24.140° 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 usp000ejd5. 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.473 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7420 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.918 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7414 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.681 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7411 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.721 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7410 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.441 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7409 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.014 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7407 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.524 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7405 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.524 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7402 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.452 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7399 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.132 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7392 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.249 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.554 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.271 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7381 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.362 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7376 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.424 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7376 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.337 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7372 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.343 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7430 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.419 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7434 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.152 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7434 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.246 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7438 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.556 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7445 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7445 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.832 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7455 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejd5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.