Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km S of Pátmos, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km S of Pátmos, Greece on Mon, Dec 25, 2006, 11:39 PM GMT+2 (21:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-25 21:39:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.242° N, 26.556° 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 usp000f0zt. 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
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.45 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7208 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.227 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7205 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.125 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.414 km E of Áno Merá, Greece · 7198 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.422 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7192 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.912 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7189 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.140 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.816 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7172 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.038 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7171 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.418 km N of Amorgós, Greece · 7168 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.930 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 7167 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.112 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.35 km S of Kardámaina, Greece · 7162 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.23 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7162 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.917 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7161 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.213 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 7229 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.09 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7229 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.27 km SSE of Özdere, Turkey · 7238 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.92 km NW of Söke, Turkey · 7240 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.426 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7242 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.020 km NE of Áno Merá, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7246 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0zt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.