Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 85 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 85 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 11:24 PM GMT+2 (21:24 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 110 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
2005-11-16 21:24:54 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.810° N, 22.140° 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 usp000e4b9. 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
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7617 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.230 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.232 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.427 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.234 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.135 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7583 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7573 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.09 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.1southern Greece · 7566 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.670 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7629 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.891 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7636 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.742 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7639 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.854 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7639 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4b9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.