Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 2:21 AM GMT+3 (23:21 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-18 23:21:39 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.010° N, 23.200° 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 usp000evg2. 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
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7282 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7281 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7273 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7270 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7267 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.159 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7265 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.318 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7252 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7237 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7231 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.454 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7289 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.059 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.015 km S of Asopós, Greece · 7298 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.335 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7304 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.047 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7305 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.245 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 7306 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.354 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7308 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.045 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7309 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.475 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7310 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.352 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7313 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7317 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evg2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.