Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 4:47 AM GMT+2 (02:47 UTC), 18 km (11 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
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-17 02:47:13 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.440° N, 22.130° 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 usp000ecam. 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
161°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.774 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7498 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7496 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.557 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7489 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.8Crete, Greece · 7487 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.3121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7507 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.391 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7511 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.981 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7531 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.147 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecam. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.