M3.8 earthquake 63 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jan 29, 1992, 11:37 AM GMT+2 (09:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 24 km NW 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-01-29 09:37:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.660° N, 22.630° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
Nearest places
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.221 km S of Asopós, Greece · 12657 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.474 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 12656 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.124 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 12644 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.428 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.825 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.831 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.233 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.722 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.032 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 12688 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.323 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 12688 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00052cq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.