Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 44 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 3:26 AM GMT+3 (00:26 UTC), 24 km (15 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
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-25 00:26:45 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.160° N, 23.200° 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 usp000evyu. 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
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7273 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7269 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.219 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7251 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7239 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7238 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7237 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7236 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7234 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7228 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7225 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7285 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7303 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.581 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evyu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.