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M6.7 earthquake, Greece, 2006-01-08

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth66 km

Time (UTC)2006-01-08 11:34

Rank in 200618 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19003000 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

26 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 36.31, 23.21

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1903 M7.9M7.9

1956 M7.7M7.7

1947 M7.3M7.3

2008 M6.9M6.9

1953 M6.8M6.8

1965 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.8M6.8

1959 M6.7M6.7

1981 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1997 M6.6M6.6

2013 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2004-03-17	2004-03-17 05:21	24 km	74 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece
M6.0 1999-09-07	1999-09-07 11:56	10 km	5 km WNW of Fylí, Greece
M6.6 1997-11-18	1997-11-18 13:07	33 km	22 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.4 1997-10-13	1997-10-13 13:39	24 km	47 km SSE of Koróni, Greece
M6.5 1995-06-15	1995-06-15 00:15	14 km	8 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece
M6.1 1994-05-23	1994-05-23 06:46	76 km	15 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece
M6.0 1986-09-13	1986-09-13 17:24	11 km	1 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece
M6.2 1984-06-21	1984-06-21 10:43	39 km	40 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece
M6.4 1982-08-17	1982-08-17 22:22	31 km	115 km NNE of Darnah, Libya
M6.4 1981-03-04	1981-03-04 21:58	28 km	3 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.