M3.3 earthquake 91 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 91 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Mar 10, 2006, 6:53 AM GMT+2 (04:53 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-10 04:53:06 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.040° N, 21.380° 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 usp000ebuv. 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
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7504 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.774 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7498 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.2117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7496 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.853 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7460 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebuv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.