Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Sep 30, 2006, 6:18 PM GMT+3 (15:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 95 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-30 15:18:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.520° N, 22.130° 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 usp000eu58. 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
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.1108 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7282 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.5111 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7271 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.675 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7263 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.6104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7257 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.581 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.4134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.357 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7329 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.783 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.178 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7330 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.583 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7330 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.989 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eu58. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.