Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 33 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 33 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sun, Mar 12, 2006, 3:30 PM GMT+2 (13:30 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km SSW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-12 13:30:16 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 26.110° 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 usp000ec0n. 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.340 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7502 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.240 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7495 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.153 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7493 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.230 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7493 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.338 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7490 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.341 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7490 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.427 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7485 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.219 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7485 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.325 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7483 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.554 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7478 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.517 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 7465 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.826 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7463 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.445 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7452 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.219 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7451 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.832 km S of Fry, Greece · 7451 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.929 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7450 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.314 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7450 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7514 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.6Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7515 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.454 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7519 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.322 km N of Fry, Greece · 7523 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.519 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7527 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.048 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7527 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.130 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7531 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec0n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.