Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 76 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 3:40 AM GMT+2 (01:40 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-16 01:40:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.560° N, 26.580° 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 usp000f0a4. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.4120 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7222 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7189 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.245 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7173 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7246 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7250 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0a4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.