Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 38 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Feb 9, 2006, 12:19 PM GMT+2 (10:19 UTC), 22 km (14 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
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-09 10:19:56 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.040° 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 usp000e9u7. 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
175°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7531 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7507 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7486 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7480 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.936 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.037 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.45 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 7553 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7557 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7559 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.161 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7561 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.942 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7563 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7564 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.162 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7564 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.1southern Greece · 7566 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.446 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7566 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.09 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.134 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.537 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7568 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e9u7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.