M3.7 earthquake 61 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 61 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Aug 19, 1999, 2:29 AM GMT+3 (23:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-18 23:29:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.110° N, 22.303° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.627 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9908 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.811 km ENE of Methóni, Greece · 9899 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.8138 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.9132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 3.961 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9911 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.869 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9917 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.789 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9924 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.313 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 9925 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.4112 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9929 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009da1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.