Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 16 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 9:09 AM GMT+2 (07:09 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-17 07:09:43 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 23.160° 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 usp000ea76. 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
172°
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. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7531 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7523 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7517 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7492 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7487 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7481 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7474 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7473 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.469 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7543 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.279 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7549 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.936 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.037 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7552 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.048 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7558 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7559 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.827 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7561 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.161 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7561 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7562 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea76. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.