Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 69 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Dec 12, 2006, 5:40 AM GMT+2 (03:40 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 63 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-12 03:40:55 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 22.810° 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 usp000f021. 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
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7231 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7222 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.4120 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.0117 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7217 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.1105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7210 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7205 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.8112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7204 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7202 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.824 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7201 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7198 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.2114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.050 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7189 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.647 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7184 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  34. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.2Crete, Greece · 7235 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.445 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7236 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7238 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7245 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.021 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.926 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7248 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.924 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.220 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7249 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.336 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.528 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7250 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f021. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.