Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 108 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 108 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 9:49 AM GMT+3 (06:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 95 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-25 06:49:48 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 21.520° 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 usp000evzq. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
25

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.295 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7274 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.5111 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7270 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.656 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7268 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.669 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7266 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.675 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7263 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.6104 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7257 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.652 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7248 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.763 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7244 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.067 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7244 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.766 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7231 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.383 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7229 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.223 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7226 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.843 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7295 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.9104 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7307 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.439 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.334 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7307 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evzq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.