Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 46 km S of Ýdra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 46 km S of Ýdra, Greece on Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 9:55 AM GMT+2 (07:55 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km SSE of Spétses, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 07:55:31 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 23.510° 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 usp000ezjj. 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.038 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.59 km NNW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 7234 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.824 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.118 km SSW of Ýdra, Greece · 7221 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.19 km ENE of Geráki, Greece · 7213 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.112 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7208 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7205 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.81 km ENE of Ayía Triás, Greece · 7202 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.824 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7201 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.98 km ENE of Vathý, Greece · 7198 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.88 km SSW of Palaiá Fókaia, Greece · 7198 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.72 km E of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7256 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.24 km ESE of Ástros, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7269 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezjj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.