Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 36 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Thu, May 25, 2006, 2:05 PM GMT+3 (11:05 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 83 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-25 11:05:26 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.840° N, 23.610° 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 usp000ehx7. 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
163°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7434 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7428 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7428 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7422 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7422 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.321 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7420 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7419 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7419 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.43 km SW of Kalýves, Greece · 7416 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7411 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.061 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7408 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7406 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7403 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7392 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.136 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7385 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7385 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7437 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7442 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.329 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7442 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7444 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.064 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7444 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7445 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7446 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7450 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7451 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehx7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.