Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Feb 2, 1991, 12:09 PM GMT+2 (10:09 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-02 10:09:53 UTC
Depth
54.6 km (33.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.288° N, 22.164° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1122 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.6119 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.484 km S of Koróni, Greece · 12975 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.6124 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.6113 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13035 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2126 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 13040 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mfv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.