M3.9 earthquake 121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, May 7, 2006, 9:29 PM GMT+3 (18:29 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 132 km SSW of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-07 18:29:25 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.413° N, 21.988° 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 usp000egha. 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
- 163°
- Stations used
- 31
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3191 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7451 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1132 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7417 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.583 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.184 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.471 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egha. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.