Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Mar 25, 2006, 3:16 PM GMT+2 (13:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-25 13:16:31 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.710° N, 21.810° 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 usp000ecx7. 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
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.3191 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7451 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.774 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7498 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7505 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.3121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7508 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.685 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7508 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.391 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7512 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.790 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7516 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecx7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.