Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 54 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 54 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 3:27 PM GMT+3 (12:27 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km WSW of Kíssamos, 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
2006-09-29 12:27:08 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.210° N, 23.080° 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 usp000eu2e. 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
242°, 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7307 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7289 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7270 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7261 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7252 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.581 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.122 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7314 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7317 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7328 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7330 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.783 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.178 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eu2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.