Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 32 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Dec 2, 2006, 4:58 PM GMT+2 (14:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km SSE of Spétses, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-02 14:58:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.410° N, 22.830° 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 usp000ezcb. 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
185°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.146 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 7241 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.038 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7239 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7237 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.021 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 7233 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7231 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.824 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7222 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.310 km ESE of Methóni, Greece · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.19 km ENE of Geráki, Greece · 7214 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.430 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7212 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.112 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7208 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7206 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.824 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7202 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.050 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7190 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.035 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7246 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.225 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7259 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.727 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 7260 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.540 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7260 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.923 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 7264 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.735 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7269 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.07 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7270 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.87 km WNW of Koróni, Greece · 7270 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.22 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7273 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezcb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.