M2.9 earthquake Crete, Greece

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 3:58 PM GMT+3

UTC

2006-07-27 12:58:10 UTC

Depth

16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.360° N, 23.700° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000eppr. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Chaniá, GreecePopulation 53,910. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast131 kmW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast457 kmSW

After

1. 3.664 km NNE of Kolympári, GreeceSat, Aug 5, 10:03 AM GMT+3 · 7363 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
2. 3.87 km SE of Kastrí, GreeceTue, Aug 8, 10:25 AM GMT+3 · 7360 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
3. 3.215 km SSW of Kíssamos, GreeceFri, Aug 11, 12:33 PM GMT+3 · 7357 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.227 km NNW of Kolympári, GreeceSat, Aug 12, 12:04 AM GMT+3 · 7357 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
5. 3.131 km NNW of Kíssamos, GreeceSat, Aug 12, 11:30 AM GMT+3 · 7356 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
6. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Aug 19, 11:25 PM GMT+3 · 7349 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
7. 3.078 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:22 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
8. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Aug 26, 8:16 AM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
9. 3.336 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Aug 27, 2:54 PM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
10. 3.427 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Aug 27, 6:19 PM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
11. 3.545 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceMon, Aug 28, 12:28 AM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
12. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Sep 7, 2:24 PM GMT+3 · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
13. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, GreeceFri, Sep 8, 5:15 AM GMT+3 · 7330 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
14. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Sep 9, 4:54 AM GMT+3 · 7329 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
15. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Sep 9, 9:21 AM GMT+3 · 7329 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
16. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, GreeceSun, Sep 17, 11:46 PM GMT+3 · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, GreeceMon, Sep 18, 7:31 PM GMT+3 · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
18. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceWed, Sep 20, 9:32 AM GMT+3 · 7318 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
19. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Sep 20, 10:02 PM GMT+3 · 7317 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
20. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceFri, Sep 22, 5:37 AM GMT+3 · 7316 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
21. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Sep 23, 6:07 PM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
22. 3.122 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Sep 24, 4:22 AM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
23. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Sep 24, 2:58 PM GMT+3 · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceWed, Jul 26, 8:26 AM GMT+3 · 7374 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
2. 3.424 km ESE of Kastrí, GreeceSun, Jul 23, 2:57 PM GMT+3 · 7376 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
3. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceSun, Jul 16, 12:42 AM GMT+3 · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
4. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, GreeceSat, Jul 15, 11:27 PM GMT+3 · 7384 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
5. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, GreeceSat, Jul 15, 5:58 PM GMT+3 · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
6. 3.066 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Jul 15, 3:22 PM GMT+3 · 7384 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
7. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, GreeceSat, Jul 8, 1:23 PM GMT+3 · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eppr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.