Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 25 km SSW of Sými, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Sými, Greece on Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 6:58 AM GMT+2 (04:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22 km N of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-31 04:58:52 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.421° N, 27.678° 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 usp000f1de. 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
97°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.435 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7209 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.45 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7208 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.38 km WSW of Ula, Turkey · 7206 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.534 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7203 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.812 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.125 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.324 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7200 days ago · 88 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.218 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7197 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.314 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7196 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.234 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.435 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.635 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.010 km ESE of Émponas, Greece · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.129 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7190 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.140 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.222 km N of Datça, Turkey · 7183 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.019 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 7180 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.816 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7172 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.038 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7171 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7170 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.329 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7170 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.116 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.112 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.039 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.631 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7164 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.143 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.35 km S of Kardámaina, Greece · 7162 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 4.23 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7162 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.917 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7161 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7215 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.624 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7215 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.318 km WSW of Ula, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.3Western Turkey · 7221 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.023 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7227 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.417 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7228 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.719 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.313 km N of Ródos, Greece · 7236 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1de. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.