Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Dec 29, 2006, 1:45 AM GMT+2 (23:45 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-28 23:45:53 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.120° N, 23.580° 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 usp000f17k. 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
216°, 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.1105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7210 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7202 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7198 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.22 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7193 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7189 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.050 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7189 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7175 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.820 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.249 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7171 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.411 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7168 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.042 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7164 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.59 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7160 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7229 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7236 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7238 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7239 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f17k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.