Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 69 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 69 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 9:05 AM GMT+2 (07:05 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km E of Kýthira, 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
2006-03-16 07:05:40 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.220° N, 23.760° 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 usp000ec8z. 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
122°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.859 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7492 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.459 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7491 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.857 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7486 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.226 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7480 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.434 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7478 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.163 km S of Adámas, Greece · 7471 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.929 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.458 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7508 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.327 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7516 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.059 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7522 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.940 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7527 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.066 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7531 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.516 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.534 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7534 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec8z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.