Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 50 km S of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 50 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 9:41 PM GMT+2 (19:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km SW of Palaióchora, 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
2006-11-16 19:41:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.380° N, 24.050° 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 usp000exw5. 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
282°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7254 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7252 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7230 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7218 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7212 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.550 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7261 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.618 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7270 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.196 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7273 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7282 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.338 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7287 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000exw5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.