M3.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Oía, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Oía, Greece on Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 7:53 AM GMT+2 (05:53 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km N of Íos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-04 05:53:02 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.600° N, 25.540° 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 usp000ezfu. 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
- 85°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.426 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7242 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.327 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7241 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.515 km N of Íos, Greece · 7211 days ago · 150 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.227 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7205 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.414 km E of Áno Merá, Greece · 7198 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.54 km NNE of Íos, Greece · 7195 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.422 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7192 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.912 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7189 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.47 km S of Páros, Greece · 7186 days ago · 165 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezfu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.