Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 36 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 36 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jan 29, 2006, 1:37 PM GMT+2 (11:37 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 34 km E 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
2006-01-29 11:37:05 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 23.400° 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 usp000e92r. 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
173°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7531 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.037 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7557 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7559 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.161 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7561 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.942 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7563 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7564 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.162 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7564 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.1southern Greece · 7566 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.446 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7567 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.09 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.145 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 7568 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.134 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 50 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.537 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 51 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.136 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7569 days ago · 54 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.436 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7569 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.347 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7570 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e92r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.