Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Apr 22, 2005, 10:21 PM GMT+3 (19:21 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-04-22 19:21:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.810° N, 22.120° 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 usp000dp0s. 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
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7831 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.229 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7816 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.235 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7814 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.244 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7812 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7800 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 45 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7778 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7777 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7842 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7848 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.147 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7857 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.365 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7860 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.985 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7861 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dp0s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.