M3.2 earthquake 27 km N of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 27 km N of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, May 17, 1999, 10:17 PM GMT+3 (19:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 61 km W 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
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-05-17 19:17:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.400° N, 22.990° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.235 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9999 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.752 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9967 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.261 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9951 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.659 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9950 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000986x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.