Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 18 km SSW of Plomári, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Plomári, Greece on Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 3:58 PM GMT+2 (13:58 UTC), 7 km (4 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 13:58:21 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.820° N, 26.310° 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 usp000ezk7. 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
163°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7240 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.113 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 7235 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.213 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7233 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.511 km W of Pétra, Greece · 7231 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.48 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7231 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.37 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7224 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.122 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7223 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.213 km W of Chios, Greece · 7223 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.329 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.510 km E of Vrontádos, Greece · 7220 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.29 km ESE of Polichnítos, Greece · 7210 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.342 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7208 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.629 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7208 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.528 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7208 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.821 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7208 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.633 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.412 km SW of Psará, Greece · 7207 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.630 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7200 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7200 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.127 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7192 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.330 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7191 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.530 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7188 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.41 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7242 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.05 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7243 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.415 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.718 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7256 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7264 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7266 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7266 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7267 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezk7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.