Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 43 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Jan 1, 2006, 6:31 AM GMT+2 (04:31 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 98 km S of Néa Anatolí, 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
2006-01-01 04:31:41 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.740° N, 26.090° 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 usp000e7az. 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
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7568 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7563 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.6125 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.232 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7560 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7558 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.482 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7556 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7543 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7531 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7586 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.543 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7595 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.28 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7598 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.320 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7604 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.438 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7605 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7az. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.