Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 22 km W of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22 km W of Kastrí, Greece on Sun, Sep 17, 2006, 11:46 PM GMT+3 (20:46 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 47 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-17 20:46:57 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.840° N, 23.840° 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 usp000et9s. 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
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, Greece · 7318 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7317 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7315 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.143 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.122 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.966 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7304 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.338 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7287 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7285 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7282 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7282 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7281 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7269 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.618 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.550 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7260 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.350 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.635 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7328 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7328 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7328 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7329 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.333 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7338 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.545 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7340 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.427 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7341 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.367 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7341 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.336 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7341 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7342 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.925 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7346 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7348 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et9s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.