Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 42 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Dec 27, 2006, 5:49 AM GMT+2 (03:49 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-27 03:49:59 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.630° N, 25.240° 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 usp000f13h. 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
130°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7220 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.119 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.536 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7215 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7214 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.063 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7206 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7205 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7202 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7202 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.339 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7201 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.032 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7201 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.453 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7199 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.22 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7196 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.6119 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7193 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.355 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7192 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.914 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7192 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.922 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7191 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.23 km SW of Gérgeri, Greece · 7189 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.524 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7187 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.167 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7185 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.128 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7183 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.862 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7180 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7178 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7178 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.542 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7177 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.19 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 7177 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.245 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7176 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 4.186 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7173 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.333 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7172 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.139 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7168 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.032 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7164 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.937 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7164 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.317 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.59 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7163 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.852 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7231 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7231 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7232 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.539 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7233 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7233 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7233 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7234 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7237 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7242 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7242 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7242 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7244 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7244 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.574 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7245 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7251 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f13h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.