Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 39 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 2:12 PM GMT+2 (12:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km E of Kastrí, 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 12:12:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.670° N, 25.020° 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 usp000f0bk. 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
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7229 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7228 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.642 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7213 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7212 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.063 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7204 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7199 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.339 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7198 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.032 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7198 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.453 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7196 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.22 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7193 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.6119 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7190 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7189 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.914 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7189 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.922 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7188 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.23 km SW of Gérgeri, Greece · 7186 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.524 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7184 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.167 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7183 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.128 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7180 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.862 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7177 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7175 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.542 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7175 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7231 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7238 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.574 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7242 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.347 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.17 km N of Kokkíni Cháni, Greece · 7250 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7254 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0bk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.