Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 61 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 61 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Aug 11, 2006, 3:38 AM GMT+3 (00:38 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 90 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-11 00:38:25 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.460° N, 25.800° 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 usp000eqpe. 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
296°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.390 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7355 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.558 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7351 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.983 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7349 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.8134 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7349 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.23 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.07 km NE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7344 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.333 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7338 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.253 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.635 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7328 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.374 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7327 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.260 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7326 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.048 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7323 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.234 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7321 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.173 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.8101 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7305 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.057 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7302 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.155 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7302 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.429 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.298 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.531 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7360 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.528 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7362 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.2131 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7366 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.324 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7368 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.942 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7368 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.337 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7375 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.294 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7377 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.151 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7383 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7387 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqpe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.