Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 55 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 55 km S of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Dec 16, 2005, 6:44 PM GMT+2 (16:44 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km W 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
2005-12-16 16:44:28 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.320° N, 21.710° 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 usp000e68z. 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
243°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7595 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7590 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.230 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.232 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7585 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.427 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.234 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7584 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.135 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7583 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7575 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7574 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.1southern Greece · 7566 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.796 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7555 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.279 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7549 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.469 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7540 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7618 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.417 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7618 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.56 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7620 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7625 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e68z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.