Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 95 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 95 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Nov 2, 2006, 11:38 PM GMT+2 (21:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-02 21:38:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.470° N, 22.350° 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 usp000ewgk. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5111 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7271 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.080 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7268 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.675 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7264 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7261 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.722 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7261 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.6104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7258 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7249 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7246 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7245 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7235 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7232 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.383 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7230 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7223 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.4120 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7222 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 4.0117 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7222 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7222 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.1133 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7222 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7216 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.127 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7282 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.1108 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7283 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.444 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.229 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7283 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.133 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7286 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.024 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7289 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.6118 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7304 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ewgk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.