Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 43 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Jan 17, 2006, 12:44 AM GMT+2 (22:44 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 125 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Irákleion forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-16 22:44:28 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.810° N, 26.150° 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 usp000e8ba. 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
232°, 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.6125 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7562 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.232 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7560 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7558 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.482 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7556 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7542 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7530 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7517 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7508 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7568 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7585 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8ba. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.