Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Mar 14, 2006, 5:49 AM GMT+2 (03:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-14 03:49:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.560° N, 21.860° 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 usp000ec43. 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
268°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7504 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.774 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7497 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7496 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.3191 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7450 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.391 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7511 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec43. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.