M3.6 earthquake 33 km E of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

3.6 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 9:45 AM GMT+2

UTC

2006-12-16 07:45:21 UTC

Depth

39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.240° N, 26.620° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000f0ay. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

190°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast134 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast356 kmS

After

1. 3.417 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Dec 18, 3:42 PM GMT+2 · 7228 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
2. 3.136 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceFri, Dec 22, 3:11 AM GMT+2 · 7224 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.632 km S of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 24, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
4. 3.365 km S of Fry, GreeceThu, Dec 28, 12:50 AM GMT+2 · 7219 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
5. 3.129 km NE of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jan 4, 2:16 AM GMT+2 · 7212 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.319 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Jan 4, 4:11 PM GMT+2 · 7211 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Jan 6, 3:26 AM GMT+2 · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
8. 3.435 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Jan 6, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · 7209 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
9. 3.534 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Jan 12, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 7203 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
10. 3.231 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Jan 13, 9:39 AM GMT+2 · 7202 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
11. 3.218 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Jan 18, 5:10 AM GMT+2 · 7197 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
12. 3.234 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Jan 22, 9:20 PM GMT+2 · 7193 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
13. 3.435 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Jan 22, 9:44 PM GMT+2 · 7193 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
14. 3.635 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Jan 23, 2:18 PM GMT+2 · 7192 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
15. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Feb 8, 9:21 AM GMT+2 · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
16. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Feb 8, 1:03 PM GMT+2 · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
17. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Feb 9, 6:59 AM GMT+2 · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
18. 3.19 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, GreeceFri, Feb 9, 8:21 PM GMT+2 · 7175 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
19. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Feb 10, 12:15 AM GMT+2 · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
20. 3.419 km N of Fry, GreeceSun, Feb 11, 4:04 AM GMT+2 · 7173 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
21. 3.245 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Feb 11, 9:18 AM GMT+2 · 7173 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Dec 16, 3:40 AM GMT+2 · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
2. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Dec 12, 3:40 PM GMT+2 · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
3. 3.312 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Dec 12, 1:40 PM GMT+2 · 7234 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
4. 3.190 km S of Fry, GreeceTue, Dec 12, 6:20 AM GMT+2 · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
5. 3.415 km N of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 10, 7:56 AM GMT+2 · 7236 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
6. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Dec 10, 3:34 AM GMT+2 · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
7. 3.481 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Dec 9, 2:58 AM GMT+2 · 7237 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
8. 3.279 km S of Fry, GreeceSat, Dec 9, 2:28 AM GMT+2 · 7238 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
9. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Dec 8, 11:25 AM GMT+2 · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
10. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Dec 7, 3:27 PM GMT+2 · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.026 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 6, 8:59 AM GMT+2 · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
12. 3.559 km S of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 6, 5:57 AM GMT+2 · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
13. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Dec 5, 1:39 PM GMT+2 · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
14. 3.140 km S of Fry, GreeceSat, Dec 2, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
15. 4.4Crete, GreeceSat, Dec 2, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
16. 3.0Crete, GreeceThu, Nov 30, 4:13 AM GMT+2 · 7246 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
17. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, GreeceTue, Nov 28, 4:13 PM GMT+2 · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
18. 3.891 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Nov 25, 11:31 PM GMT+2 · 7251 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 3.339 km N of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Nov 25, 10:45 PM GMT+2 · 7251 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
20. 3.58 km N of Fry, GreeceThu, Nov 23, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 7253 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0ay. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.