Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 46 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, May 21, 2006, 6:32 PM GMT+3 (15:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 83 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-21 15:32:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.940° N, 23.320° 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 usp000ehmx. 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
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.419 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7434 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.312 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7429 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7420 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.721 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7410 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.014 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7407 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.524 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7403 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.249 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7387 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.066 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7384 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7383 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.556 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7445 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.832 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7455 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehmx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.