Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 21 km NNE of Sísion, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Sísion, Greece on Tue, May 16, 2006, 6:38 AM GMT+3 (03:38 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km ESE of Palekastro, 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
2006-05-16 03:38:17 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.500° N, 25.570° 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 usp000eh7y. 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
89°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.240 km N of Sísion, Greece · 7444 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.722 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7442 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.821 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7441 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.727 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7433 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.732 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7424 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.532 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7424 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.242 km S of Folégandros, Greece · 7421 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.437 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7420 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.630 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.925 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.312 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.322 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7419 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.530 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7418 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.227 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7408 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.316 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.132 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7390 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.827 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7387 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.461 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7445 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.415 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7446 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.313 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7447 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.313 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7449 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7450 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7451 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7463 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.341 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7469 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh7y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.