Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 29 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Wed, May 10, 2006, 4:27 PM GMT+3 (13:27 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-10 13:27:21 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.520° N, 26.630° 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 usp000egs9. 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
167°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.133 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.461 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7445 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.547 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.155 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.137 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7444 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7423 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7423 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.812 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7419 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.324 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7418 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.715 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.345 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.44 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.615 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7413 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.419 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7413 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.125 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7407 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.058 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7407 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.64 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7405 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.347 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.239 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7402 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.817 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7394 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.832 km S of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.454 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7452 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.216 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7472 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.435 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7474 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7477 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.822 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7477 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.532 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egs9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.