Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 36 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 5:08 AM GMT+3 (02:08 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 64 km NNE of Kolympári, 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
2006-07-12 02:08:49 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 23.340° 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 usp000enee. 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
106°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7386 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7384 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.345 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7383 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.338 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7383 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.236 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7372 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.664 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7363 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.547 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7361 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.227 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7356 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.131 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7356 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.79 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7342 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7329 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.345 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 7388 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.245 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7391 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.039 km SE of Spétses, Greece · 7401 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7404 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.061 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7407 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.540 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7409 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.337 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.326 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7411 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000enee. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.