Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 19 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 19 km N of Sitia, Greece on Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 10:23 PM GMT+3 (19:23 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 24 km SE of Fry, 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
2006-10-19 19:23:00 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.380° 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 usp000evj3. 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
174°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.142 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 7287 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.358 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7287 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.137 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7286 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.262 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 7284 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.524 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.616 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7283 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.267 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7282 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.366 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7269 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.761 km S of Fry, Greece · 7269 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.425 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7260 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.514 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.231 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.912 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7258 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.310 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.414 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.222 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7254 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.58 km N of Fry, Greece · 7253 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.322 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 7253 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.17 km N of Kokkíni Cháni, Greece · 7250 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.40 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 7248 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.0Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.4Crete, Greece · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.140 km S of Fry, Greece · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.026 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.761 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.415 km N of Fry, Greece · 7236 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.96 km ENE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7235 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.312 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 3.67 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7231 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.38 km NNE of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7230 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.665 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7292 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.33 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.28 km S of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7298 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.449 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7299 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.033 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7304 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.125 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7306 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.223 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7308 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.533 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.729 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7312 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.37 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.159 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7314 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.132 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7314 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.430 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7316 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.612 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 7317 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evj3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.