Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 66 km W of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 66 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Dec 15, 2006, 12:23 PM GMT+2 (10:23 UTC), 45 km (28 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 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-15 10:23:32 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.090° N, 22.250° 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 usp000f08r. 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
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.383 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7229 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.223 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7226 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.860 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7222 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.310 km ESE of Methóni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.430 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7212 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7206 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.824 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7202 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.429 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.769 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7198 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.647 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7184 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7183 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  15. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.470 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.124 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 7173 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.231 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7172 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.021 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 7233 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.249 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7239 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7240 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.514 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7243 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.932 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7245 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.522 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7247 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.68 km SSE of Methóni, Greece · 7251 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.6104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7257 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f08r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.