Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 33 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 11:29 PM GMT+3 (20:29 UTC), 23 km (14 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-21 20:29:49 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.310° N, 23.330° 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 usp000evr2. 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
219°, 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7270 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7261 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7252 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7237 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7235 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7289 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7304 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7305 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.581 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.122 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7314 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7316 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evr2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.