Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 22 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 22 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, May 18, 2006, 7:58 AM GMT+3 (04:58 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 81 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-18 04:58:08 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.810° N, 25.790° 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 usp000ehd1. 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
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.487 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7442 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.152 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7434 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7433 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.194 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7433 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7433 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.096 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7432 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.0102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7427 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7424 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7424 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.476 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7422 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.345 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7416 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.166 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7414 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.5106 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7412 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.681 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.691 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7411 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.189 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.227 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7408 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.058 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7407 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.347 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.452 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7400 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.132 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7390 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7387 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.151 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.155 km S of Fry, Greece · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7448 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.133 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7448 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.692 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7450 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7451 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7463 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehd1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.