Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 16 km N of Rethymno, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km N of Rethymno, Greece on Thu, Mar 2, 2006, 8:55 AM GMT+2 (06:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 16 km W of Kastrí, 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
2006-03-02 06:55:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 24.510° 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 usp000eb5j. 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
140°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.242 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7510 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.147 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7510 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.816 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7506 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.036 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7506 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.932 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7504 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.52 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7501 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7493 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.439 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 7489 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.423 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7484 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.163 km S of Adámas, Greece · 7472 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.222 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.424 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7531 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb5j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.