M3.3 earthquake 40 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

3.3 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 1:31 AM GMT+2

UTC

2006-03-19 23:31:43 UTC

Depth

26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.060° N, 26.660° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ecgy. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

212°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast141 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast375 kmS

After

1. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceMon, Mar 27, 12:27 AM GMT+3 · 7496 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
2. 3.459 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceFri, Mar 31, 11:37 AM GMT+3 · 7491 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
3. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, GreeceSat, Apr 1, 12:46 AM GMT+3 · 7491 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
4. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Apr 1, 12:58 AM GMT+3 · 7491 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
5. 3.834 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Apr 2, 1:15 PM GMT+3 · 7489 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, GreeceSun, Apr 2, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 7489 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
7. 3.427 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Apr 5, 10:17 AM GMT+3 · 7486 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
8. 3.219 km WNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 5, 12:12 PM GMT+3 · 7486 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
9. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Apr 7, 3:45 AM GMT+3 · 7484 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
10. 5.337 km S of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 2:27 AM GMT+3 · 7481 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
11. 3.531 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 7481 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
12. 3.417 km S of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 6:09 AM GMT+3 · 7481 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
13. 3.532 km S of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Apr 11, 11:56 PM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
14. 3.822 km SSE of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Apr 12, 12:49 PM GMT+3 · 7479 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
15. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Apr 13, 12:04 AM GMT+3 · 7479 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
16. 3.435 km S of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Apr 15, 6:45 PM GMT+3 · 7476 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
17. 3.216 km E of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Apr 17, 4:19 PM GMT+3 · 7474 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
18. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, GreeceTue, Apr 25, 6:59 AM GMT+3 · 7466 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
19. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Apr 28, 12:53 AM GMT+3 · 7464 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
20. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, GreeceMon, May 8, 7:03 AM GMT+3 · 7453 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
21. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, GreeceTue, May 9, 10:05 PM GMT+3 · 7452 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
22. 3.832 km S of Fry, GreeceWed, May 10, 12:30 AM GMT+3 · 7452 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, GreeceWed, May 10, 4:27 PM GMT+3 · 7451 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
24. 3.692 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, May 11, 1:16 AM GMT+3 · 7451 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
25. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, May 11, 1:27 AM GMT+3 · 7451 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
26. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, May 12, 2:49 AM GMT+3 · 7449 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
27. 4.133 km SSW of Fry, GreeceFri, May 12, 11:59 PM GMT+3 · 7449 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
28. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, GreeceSat, May 13, 12:17 AM GMT+3 · 7449 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
29. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, May 13, 8:25 AM GMT+3 · 7448 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
30. 4.461 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceMon, May 15, 7:22 AM GMT+3 · 7446 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
31. 3.547 km S of Fry, GreeceMon, May 15, 8:19 PM GMT+3 · 7446 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
32. 3.155 km S of Fry, GreeceMon, May 15, 8:42 PM GMT+3 · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
33. 3.137 km NW of Karpathos, GreeceTue, May 16, 3:31 AM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
34. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, May 18, 7:58 AM GMT+3 · 7443 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 3.230 km S of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Mar 17, 1:37 PM GMT+2 · 7505 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
2. 3.530 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 10:57 PM GMT+2 · 7510 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
3. 3.533 km N of Sitia, GreeceSun, Mar 12, 3:30 PM GMT+2 · 7510 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
4. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, GreeceTue, Mar 7, 6:17 PM GMT+2 · 7515 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
5. 3.6Dodecanese Islands, GreeceTue, Mar 7, 1:20 AM GMT+2 · 7515 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
6. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Mar 4, 7:19 AM GMT+2 · 7518 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
7. 3.322 km N of Fry, GreeceSun, Feb 26, 4:48 AM GMT+2 · 7524 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
8. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, GreeceWed, Feb 22, 7:38 AM GMT+2 · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceWed, Feb 22, 2:13 AM GMT+2 · 7528 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
10. 3.641 km SE of Fry, GreeceSun, Feb 19, 6:59 PM GMT+2 · 7531 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
11. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, GreeceSat, Feb 18, 2:53 PM GMT+2 · 7532 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecgy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.