Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 35 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 35 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 7:10 PM GMT+3 (16:10 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-03 16:10:13 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 23.380° 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 usp000eue7. 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
149°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 7299 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.015 km S of Asopós, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7288 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.052 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 7286 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7285 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7272 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7269 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.159 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7265 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7304 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7308 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.25 km SE of Kolympári, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.528 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7327 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.119 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7329 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eue7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.