M3.6 earthquake Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Magnitude

3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Mar 7, 2006, 1:20 AM GMT+2

UTC

2006-03-06 23:20:52 UTC

Depth

24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.460° N, 27.110° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ebk3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

16

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast148 kmSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast179 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast328 kmS

After

1. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, GreeceTue, Mar 7, 6:17 PM GMT+2 · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.533 km N of Sitia, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 3:30 PM GMT+2 · 7511 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
3. 3.530 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 10:57 PM GMT+2 · 7511 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 3.230 km S of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 1:37 PM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
5. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Mar 20, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
6. 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceTue, Mar 28, 3:23 PM GMT+3 · 7495 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.934 km SW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 29, 12:11 AM GMT+3 · 7495 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
8. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, GreeceSat, Apr 1, 12:46 AM GMT+3 · 7492 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Apr 1, 12:58 AM GMT+3 · 7492 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.834 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Apr 2, 1:15 PM GMT+3 · 7490 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
11. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, GreeceSun, Apr 2, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 7490 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
12. 3.427 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Apr 5, 10:17 AM GMT+3 · 7488 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
13. 3.219 km WNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 5, 12:12 PM GMT+3 · 7488 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Apr 7, 3:45 AM GMT+3 · 7486 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
15. 5.337 km S of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 2:27 AM GMT+3 · 7483 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
16. 3.531 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
17. 3.417 km S of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 6:09 AM GMT+3 · 7483 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
18. 3.532 km S of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 11, 11:56 PM GMT+3 · 7481 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
19. 3.822 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 12, 12:49 PM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
20. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Apr 13, 12:04 AM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
21. 3.435 km S of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Apr 15, 6:45 PM GMT+3 · 7477 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
22. 3.216 km E of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 17, 4:19 PM GMT+3 · 7475 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
23. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Apr 28, 12:53 AM GMT+3 · 7465 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 4.079 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Mar 6, 10:46 PM GMT+2 · 7517 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
2. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Mar 4, 7:19 AM GMT+2 · 7520 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 3.038 km SSW of Lárdos, GreeceFri, Mar 3, 4:32 AM GMT+2 · 7521 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
4. 3.322 km N of Fry, GreeceSun, Feb 26, 4:48 AM GMT+2 · 7526 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
5. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, GreeceWed, Feb 22, 7:38 AM GMT+2 · 7530 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
6. 3.641 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Feb 19, 6:59 PM GMT+2 · 7532 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
7. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, GreeceSat, Feb 18, 2:53 PM GMT+2 · 7533 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
8. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceFri, Feb 17, 12:00 AM GMT+2 · 7535 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
9. 3.814 km E of Fry, GreeceFri, Feb 10, 1:47 AM GMT+2 · 7542 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
10. 3.211 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Feb 7, 1:11 AM GMT+2 · 7545 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
11. 4.259 km SE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Feb 6, 2:43 PM GMT+2 · 7545 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
12. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, GreeceMon, Feb 6, 11:37 AM GMT+2 · 7545 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
13. 3.449 km S of Mandráki, GreeceSun, Feb 5, 1:46 AM GMT+2 · 7547 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebk3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.