Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 29 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, May 19, 2006, 1:31 PM GMT+3 (10:31 UTC), 18 km (11 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-19 10:31:02 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.930° N, 23.180° 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 usp000ehg2. 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
176°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7440 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.737 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7436 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.936 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7433 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.783 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.38 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7421 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7421 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.321 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7419 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7418 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7409 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.061 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7407 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.268 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.136 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7387 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.113 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7386 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 3.066 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7384 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7384 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7444 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehg2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.