Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Fri, Nov 17, 2006, 11:01 AM GMT+2 (09:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km S of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Irákleion forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-17 09:01:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.840° N, 26.110° 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 usp000exzs. 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
315°, 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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7250 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.17 km N of Kokkíni Cháni, Greece · 7250 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7246 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.574 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7243 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7238 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7231 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.136 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7224 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.4120 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7222 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.642 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7211 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.063 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7204 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7199 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.761 km S of Fry, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.366 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7269 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.616 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.066 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.137 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.146 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.358 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.165 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.273 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7287 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.219 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7287 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000exzs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.