Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 63 km S of Adámas, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 63 km S of Adámas, Greece on Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 9:45 PM GMT+3 (18:45 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-18 18:45:36 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 24.310° 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 usp000eevm. 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
110°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7443 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.064 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7443 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7440 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7436 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.936 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7433 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.29 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.242 km S of Folégandros, Greece · 7421 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7420 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7420 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7418 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7480 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7486 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eevm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.