Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 47 km S of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 47 km S of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 7:34 AM GMT+2 (05:34 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 81 km W of Kíssamos, 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
2006-02-17 05:34:56 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.730° N, 23.090° 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 usp000ea73. 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
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.444 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7531 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7504 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7480 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7535 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.469 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.279 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7549 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.936 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.037 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7557 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7557 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7559 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.161 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7560 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7561 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea73. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.