Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 18 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Dec 8, 2006, 11:25 AM GMT+2 (09:25 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km S of Fry, 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
2006-12-08 09:25:36 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.050° N, 26.340° 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 usp000ezsp. 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
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7238 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.415 km N of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7235 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.312 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7231 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7231 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7231 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.136 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7225 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7219 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7212 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7210 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7203 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.453 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7197 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7190 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.524 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7184 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.128 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7181 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7241 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7241 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7247 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.0Crete, Greece · 7247 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7251 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7253 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.58 km N of Fry, Greece · 7253 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7256 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7260 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezsp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.