Greece earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 75 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Oct 12, 2006, 4:31 PM GMT+3 (13:31 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-12 13:31:02 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.540° 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 usp000ev0n. 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
51°
Stations used
266

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.665 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7291 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.273 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.358 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7286 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.146 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7286 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.524 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.616 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.366 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7269 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.761 km S of Fry, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.791 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7250 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7246 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7238 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.992 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7296 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.28 km S of Fry, Greece · 7297 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.298 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.155 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7302 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7305 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.173 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.533 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7309 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.729 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7311 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev0n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.