Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 22 km E of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km E of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 12:43 PM GMT+2 (10:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km E of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-16 10:43:15 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.850° N, 24.330° 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 usp000f0bc. 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
179°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7229 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.642 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7218 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7213 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7212 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.063 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7204 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.339 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7199 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.032 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7198 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7198 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.22 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7193 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.914 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7190 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.922 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7189 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.23 km SW of Gérgeri, Greece · 7187 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.524 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7184 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.167 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7183 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.128 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7181 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.862 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7177 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7175 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.542 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7175 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7235 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7238 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7240 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7251 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7253 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7254 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.350 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0bc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.