Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 28 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 1:36 PM GMT+3 (10:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 105 km WSW 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
2006-06-27 10:36:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.340° N, 23.400° 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 usp000emd0. 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
211°, 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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.066 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7384 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7383 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7383 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7373 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7372 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.8105 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7365 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.664 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7363 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.87 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7360 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.215 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7357 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.227 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7356 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.131 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7356 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7348 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.078 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7342 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7342 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.524 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7403 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.524 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7405 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.014 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7407 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7418 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7420 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.312 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7428 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emd0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.