Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 32 km N of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32 km N of Eloúnda, Greece on Mon, Jun 5, 2006, 11:22 PM GMT+3 (20:22 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-05 20:22:00 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.550° N, 25.780° 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 usp000ejsc. 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
96°
Stations used
9

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.227 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7407 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.132 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7389 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7387 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7375 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.050 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7370 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.16 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7369 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7424 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7432 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.461 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7445 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7449 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejsc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.