Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22 km SSE of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Samothráki, Greece on Mon, Dec 25, 2006, 12:10 PM GMT+2 (10:10 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km WNW of Eresós, 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 10:10:40 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.280° N, 25.590° 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 usp000f0yf. 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
67°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km S of Samothráki, Greece · 7221 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.015 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7219 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.329 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 7219 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.720 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.4Aegean Sea · 7218 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.342 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.155 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.629 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.225 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.528 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7207 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.821 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.633 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7206 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.523 km NE of Samothráki, Greece · 7185 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.424 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7179 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.432 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 7178 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.57 km ESE of Íasmos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0yf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.