Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km WNW of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 11:37 AM GMT+2 (09:37 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 19 km ESE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-06 09:37:04 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.220° N, 26.070° 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 usp000e9mb. 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
152°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.913 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7543 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.814 km E of Fry, Greece · 7539 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7531 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7527 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.322 km N of Fry, Greece · 7523 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.454 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7518 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.671 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7517 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.6Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7514 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7514 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.533 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7509 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.226 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7503 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7501 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7494 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.459 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7489 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7489 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.427 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7485 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.219 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7485 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7483 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.426 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.315 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7547 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.48 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.620 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7558 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.232 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7561 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.417 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7562 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.143 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7563 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9mb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.