Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 19 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, May 9, 2006, 10:05 PM GMT+3 (19:05 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-09 19:05:38 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.020° N, 26.280° 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 usp000egpn. 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
200°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.832 km S of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7449 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.692 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7449 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7448 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.133 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.334 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7447 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.461 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7445 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.547 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.155 km S of Fry, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.221 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7440 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7432 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7424 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7423 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.476 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7421 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.812 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7419 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.324 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7418 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.715 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7418 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7417 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.345 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7415 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.44 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.419 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7414 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.125 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7408 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.227 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7407 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 4.058 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7407 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.347 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 3.239 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7402 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.817 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7394 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7462 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.435 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7474 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7477 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.822 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.532 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7478 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.417 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 5.337 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egpn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.