Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 32 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece on Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 7:47 AM GMT+3 (04:47 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Crete, 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
2006-10-21 04:47:24 UTC
Depth
53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.680° N, 24.840° 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 usp000evny. 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
78°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.262 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7284 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7281 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.159 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7265 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7254 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.17 km N of Kokkíni Cháni, Greece · 7250 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.313 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.321 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7239 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.823 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7238 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7231 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7229 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km SW of Folégandros, Greece · 7288 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.449 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7299 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7304 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7308 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.110 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7310 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.132 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7314 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.518 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7315 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evny. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.