Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Jul 15, 2006, 3:22 PM GMT+3 (12:22 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 78 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Chaniá forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-15 12:22:36 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 22.970° 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 usp000ennx. 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
254°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7373 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.8105 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7366 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.215 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7358 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.227 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7357 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.131 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7357 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.540 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7349 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.078 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.6164 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7342 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.336 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7342 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.427 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7341 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7331 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.178 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.783 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7330 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7329 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7392 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7403 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ennx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.