Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 40 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 40 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Feb 22, 2006, 4:51 AM GMT+2 (02:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km E of Géfyra, 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
2006-02-22 02:51:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 23.440° 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 usp000eajx. 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
177°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.810 km ENE of Moláoi, Greece · 7506 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.169 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7486 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7480 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.510 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7473 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.25 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7472 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 7472 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.163 km S of Adámas, Greece · 7471 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7531 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.438 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.813 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7542 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.819 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7544 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.936 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 59 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.037 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7551 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.1Crete, Greece · 7552 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eajx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.