M3.7 earthquake 74 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 74 km S of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Mar 24, 2006, 12:56 AM GMT+2 (22:56 UTC), 20 km (12 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-23 22:56:53 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.160° N, 21.580° 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 usp000ect1. 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
- 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7496 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.853 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7460 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.9121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7453 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.177 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7443 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.410 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7438 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.461 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7501 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.9110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7504 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.3121 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7507 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.391 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7511 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.734 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ect1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.