Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 83 km SSW of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Koróni, Greece on Sun, Dec 17, 2006, 12:20 PM GMT+2 (10:20 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 63 km SW of Kýthira, 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
2006-12-17 10:20:49 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.060° N, 21.760° 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 usp000f0dk. 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
264°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.223 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7226 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7222 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.310 km ESE of Methóni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.430 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7212 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7206 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.429 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.769 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7198 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.647 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7184 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7183 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  12. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.470 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.7163 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.231 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7172 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.380 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7170 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.221 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7170 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7231 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.021 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 7233 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.514 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7243 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.68 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 7251 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.6104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7257 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0dk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.