Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Tue, Jun 6, 2006, 3:53 PM GMT+3 (12:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-06 12:53:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.780° N, 24.800° 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 usp000ejtz. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.242 km S of Folégandros, Greece · 7421 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7418 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.918 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7414 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.061 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7406 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.524 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7405 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7383 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7383 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.050 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7370 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.16 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7369 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.93 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7363 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.664 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7363 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7423 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.064 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7442 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejtz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.