Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 20 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Jan 12, 2006, 6:33 AM GMT+2 (04:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km SSW 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
2006-01-12 04:33:06 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.090° N, 23.830° 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 usp000e82t. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7557 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7538 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7534 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.444 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7531 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7530 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.216 km N of Rethymno, Greece · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7509 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.827 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.037 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.534 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7586 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.434 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7588 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.818 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7593 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.324 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7594 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e82t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.