Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 37 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, May 24, 2006, 2:31 PM GMT+3 (11:31 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-24 11:31:21 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.230° N, 23.400° 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 usp000ehum. 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
122°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.936 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7434 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.249 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7427 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.29 km WSW of Mílos, Greece · 7426 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.151 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7421 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7421 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.321 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7419 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.449 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7419 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.440 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7418 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7410 days ago · 48 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.061 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7407 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7402 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7389 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.136 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.113 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7387 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7384 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.236 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 52 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.329 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.064 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7443 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.467 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 7444 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.027 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7449 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.946 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7450 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehum. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.