Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 51 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 51 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Dec 12, 2006, 3:40 PM GMT+2 (13:40 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2006-12-12 13:40:38 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.740° N, 26.350° 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 usp000f02v. 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
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.136 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7224 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.4120 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7222 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7211 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7199 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7199 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.453 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7196 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7189 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.524 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7184 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.128 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7180 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.542 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.19 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 7174 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7246 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7250 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.58 km N of Fry, Greece · 7252 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f02v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.