Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 91 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 91 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Nov 17, 2006, 3:44 AM GMT+2 (01:44 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 28 km SW of Néa Anatolí, 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
2006-11-17 01:44:04 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.250° N, 26.120° 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 usp000exy1. 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
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7250 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7246 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.574 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7243 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.630 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7241 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.4120 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7222 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.642 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.063 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7204 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.423 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 4.028 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7200 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.761 km S of Fry, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.366 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7269 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.066 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7284 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.137 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7285 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.146 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.358 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.165 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.273 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000exy1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.