Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 43 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Jan 5, 2006, 1:07 PM GMT+2 (11:07 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-05 11:07:21 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 21.540° 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 usp000e7n2. 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
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.123 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 7573 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.1southern Greece · 7566 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.636 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7558 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.241 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7558 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.796 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7554 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.616 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7551 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.437 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7546 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.469 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7540 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.44 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 7540 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7532 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.37 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7526 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.57 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 7525 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.436 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7582 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.521 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7589 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.755 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7590 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.7110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7594 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.655 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7595 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7603 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7n2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.