Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 48 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Wed, Feb 22, 2006, 2:13 AM GMT+2 (00:13 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km SSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-22 00:13:54 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.660° N, 25.960° 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 usp000eajh. 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
99°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.322 km N of Fry, Greece · 7523 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.454 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7518 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7508 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7501 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7494 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7492 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7489 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7489 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.427 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7485 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.219 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7484 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7483 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7530 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7542 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eajh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.