Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 40 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Jun 17, 2005, 5:32 PM GMT+3 (14:32 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 40 km SSE of Palekastro, 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
2005-06-17 14:32:18 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.790° N, 26.100° 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 usp000dt9j. 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
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.740 km S of Sitia, Greece · 7778 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.335 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7778 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.644 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7777 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.646 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7777 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.334 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.55 km SW of Neápoli, Greece · 7773 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7768 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.7114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7766 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.674 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7765 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.588 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7765 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.858 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7757 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.4103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7755 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.353 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.646 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.632 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7751 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.414 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 7749 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.987 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7749 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.37 km NNW of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7748 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.220 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.733 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.751 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7747 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.422 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7746 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.213 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7735 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.02 km W of Palekastro, Greece · 7734 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.043 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7734 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.313 km NNW of Palekastro, Greece · 7732 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 5.040 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7730 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.854 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7730 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.540 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7728 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.125 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7724 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.122 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7721 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.442 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7720 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 4.198 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7720 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.26 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7719 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 4.153 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7719 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 4.2110 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7719 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.323 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7718 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.129 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7782 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7783 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.543 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7784 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.324 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7785 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.5117 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7788 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.096 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7788 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.242 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7790 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.845 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7792 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.813 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7792 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.235 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7792 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.586 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7792 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.27 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 7793 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.375 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7794 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.229 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7795 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7795 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.769 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7796 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7797 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.323 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7797 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.378 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7800 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.08 km W of Fry, Greece · 7803 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dt9j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.