Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Sep 18, 2006, 9:32 AM GMT+3 (06:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-18 06:32:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 21.720° 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 usp000etam. 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
64°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7307 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.1108 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7282 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.5111 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7270 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.675 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7263 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.783 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.178 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.989 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.9109 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7337 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.6164 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7342 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etam. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.