Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 83 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Jun 2, 2006, 1:28 PM GMT+3 (10:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 132 km SSW of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-02 10:28:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.440° N, 22.690° 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 usp000ejhk. 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
223°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7421 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1132 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7418 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7412 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7405 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.328 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.583 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7401 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.268 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7390 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.066 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7384 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7384 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7374 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.9Crete, Greece · 7372 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7434 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.936 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7435 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.246 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7439 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.329 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7441 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.15 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7444 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.434 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7446 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejhk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.