Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 11 km W of Pétra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Pétra, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 3:44 AM GMT+2 (01:44 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km NW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-16 01:44:38 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.340° N, 26.040° 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 usp000f0a6. 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
152°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7230 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.122 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7222 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.329 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7219 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.29 km ESE of Polichnítos, Greece · 7209 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.342 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.155 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.629 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.225 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.528 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.821 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.633 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7206 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.630 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7199 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7199 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7191 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7190 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.530 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7187 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.821 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7181 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.022 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7180 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.731 km N of Psará, Greece · 7179 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.432 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 7178 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.213 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7232 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.22 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.318 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7241 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.41 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7241 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.05 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7242 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.415 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7251 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.930 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7253 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7254 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7255 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.255 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7258 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0a6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.