M3.3 earthquake 75 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Dec 7, 1998, 2:59 AM GMT+2 (00:59 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 53 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-07 00:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.660° N, 22.410° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.853 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.436 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 10125 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.752 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 10121 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.495 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 10107 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008z96. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.