Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 4:24 PM GMT+2 (14:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km SSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-06 14:24:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.930° N, 25.750° 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 usp000e9mv. 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
158°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7530 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7517 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7508 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7503 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7502 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7501 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7494 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.459 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7489 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7489 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7488 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7483 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7483 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7542 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.482 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7556 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7558 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.232 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7560 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7563 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.098 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7568 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9mv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.