Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 61 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Mon, May 15, 2006, 7:22 AM GMT+3 (04:22 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-15 04:22:40 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.770° N, 25.990° 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 usp000eh5h. 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
69°
Stations used
318

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.137 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7447 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7447 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.431 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7436 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7427 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7426 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7422 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7422 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7422 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7421 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.023 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7419 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.44 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7406 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7450 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7451 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7453 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7453 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7465 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7468 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh5h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.