Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 92 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 92 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, May 11, 2006, 1:16 AM GMT+3 (22:16 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km SSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-10 22:16:54 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.360° N, 26.370° 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 usp000egta. 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
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.133 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.547 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.155 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.096 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7431 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.0102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7427 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.476 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7421 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.345 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.5106 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7412 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.058 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7407 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.347 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7477 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egta. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.