Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 20 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Jan 22, 2006, 7:35 AM GMT+2 (05:35 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 19 km ESE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-22 05:35:15 UTC
Depth
75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.250° N, 26.470° 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 usp000e8n8. 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
149°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.315 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.426 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.015 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7546 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.021 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7544 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.13 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 7543 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7542 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.211 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.814 km E of Fry, Greece · 7539 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7530 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.641 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7529 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7527 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.322 km N of Fry, Greece · 7523 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7517 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.6Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7514 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7513 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7508 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.530 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7508 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.230 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7504 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7501 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7563 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.61 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7569 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.638 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7571 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.444 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7575 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.357 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7578 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.043 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7579 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.13 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.130 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.318 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.513 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.524 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7581 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.051 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7585 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.215 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7586 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.247 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7586 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.527 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7587 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.337 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7587 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8n8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.