Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 81 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 81 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Apr 12, 2005, 9:18 PM GMT+3 (18:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-04-12 18:18:25 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.680° N, 22.300° 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 usp000dn6c. 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7834 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7824 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.830 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7823 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7817 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7815 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7801 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7786 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7848 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.147 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.365 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7860 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.985 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7862 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.791 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7863 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7868 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.398 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7868 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dn6c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.