Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 78 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 78 km S of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Aug 6, 2006, 4:52 AM GMT+3 (01:52 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-06 01:52:18 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.120° N, 21.590° 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 usp000eqax. 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
218°, 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.673 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7361 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.224 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7354 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.211 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7349 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.656 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7344 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.243 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7343 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.9109 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7337 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.989 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7336 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.4134 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7319 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.334 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.439 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.9104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7307 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.315 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 7307 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.523 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7306 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.784 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7363 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7372 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.151 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7373 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.565 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7384 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.516 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7385 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.355 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.268 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7389 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqax. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.