Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 81 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, Dec 9, 2006, 2:58 AM GMT+2 (00:58 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2006-12-09 00:58:17 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.490° N, 26.490° 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 usp000ezug. 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
324°, 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7235 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7231 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.4120 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7223 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7219 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.453 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7197 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7190 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7238 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7241 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7247 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7251 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7256 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7260 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7260 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezug. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.