Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, May 18, 2006, 2:59 AM GMT+3 (23:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km ENE 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
2006-05-17 23:59:29 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 22.940° 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 usp000ehcc. 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.329 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7436 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.936 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7434 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.321 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7419 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7419 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7410 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.583 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.471 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.268 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7390 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7389 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.136 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.113 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7387 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.565 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7385 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7384 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7450 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.443 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7471 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehcc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.