M3.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

Magnitude

3.1 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Sep 24, 2006, 4:22 AM GMT+3

UTC

2006-09-24 01:22:17 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.130° N, 23.470° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

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Station coverage gap

223°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Chaniá, GreecePopulation 53,910. Forecast66 kmSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast154 kmW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast490 kmSW

After

1. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Sep 24, 2:58 PM GMT+3 · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.581 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Sep 27, 1:08 PM GMT+3 · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
3. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Sep 27, 1:54 PM GMT+3 · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
4. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceWed, Sep 27, 4:02 PM GMT+3 · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
5. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceFri, Sep 29, 3:27 PM GMT+3 · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
6. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, GreeceMon, Oct 2, 11:42 PM GMT+3 · 7305 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
7. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Oct 4, 5:41 AM GMT+3 · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
8. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Oct 21, 11:29 PM GMT+3 · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
9. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceTue, Oct 24, 6:37 PM GMT+3 · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
10. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Oct 25, 3:26 AM GMT+3 · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
11. 3.430 km SE of Kastrí, GreeceWed, Oct 25, 10:55 PM GMT+3 · 7282 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
12. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Oct 26, 10:18 AM GMT+3 · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
13. 3.348 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceTue, Nov 7, 6:11 AM GMT+2 · 7270 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
14. 3.618 km SE of Kastrí, GreeceTue, Nov 7, 3:00 PM GMT+2 · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
15. 3.814 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceTue, Nov 7, 5:09 PM GMT+2 · 7269 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
16. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Nov 9, 8:47 AM GMT+2 · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
17. 3.550 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceWed, Nov 15, 10:35 PM GMT+2 · 7261 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
18. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Nov 16, 6:20 AM GMT+2 · 7261 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
19. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Nov 16, 2:30 PM GMT+2 · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
20. 3.350 km S of Kastrí, GreeceThu, Nov 16, 9:41 PM GMT+2 · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
21. 3.65 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Nov 18, 5:48 AM GMT+2 · 7259 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 3.510 km E of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Sep 23, 6:07 PM GMT+3 · 7314 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
2. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceFri, Sep 22, 5:37 AM GMT+3 · 7316 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, GreeceWed, Sep 20, 10:02 PM GMT+3 · 7317 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
4. 3.68 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, GreeceWed, Sep 20, 9:32 AM GMT+3 · 7317 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
5. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, GreeceMon, Sep 18, 7:31 PM GMT+3 · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
6. 3.222 km W of Kastrí, GreeceSun, Sep 17, 11:46 PM GMT+3 · 7320 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
7. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceSat, Sep 9, 9:21 AM GMT+3 · 7328 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.411 km ENE of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Sep 9, 4:54 AM GMT+3 · 7329 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
9. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, GreeceFri, Sep 8, 5:15 AM GMT+3 · 7330 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
10. 4.178 km SSW of Kýthira, GreeceFri, Sep 8, 12:56 AM GMT+3 · 7330 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
11. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceThu, Sep 7, 2:24 PM GMT+3 · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
12. 3.545 km SSW of Kastrí, GreeceMon, Aug 28, 12:28 AM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
13. 3.427 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Aug 27, 6:19 PM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
14. 3.336 km SW of Palaióchora, GreeceSun, Aug 27, 2:54 PM GMT+3 · 7341 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
15. 3.516 km S of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Aug 26, 8:16 AM GMT+3 · 7342 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
16. 3.078 km W of Palaióchora, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 10:22 PM GMT+3 · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etpt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.