M3.6 earthquake 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, May 27, 2000, 2:49 AM GMT+3 (23:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 94 km S of Koróni, 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-26 23:49:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.990° N, 22.042° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.594 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9627 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.785 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9625 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.888 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9624 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.874 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9622 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.133 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9621 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.985 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9620 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.9111 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9620 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.981 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9619 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.170 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9619 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.575 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9619 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.951 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9613 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.971 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.377 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9605 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.686 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9604 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.377 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.979 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9602 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9598 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.979 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9587 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.9114 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9587 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.681 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9587 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.486 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9578 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 3.583 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9628 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.781 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9628 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.973 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9628 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.071 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9628 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.179 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.573 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.875 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.660 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5central Mediterranean Sea · 9629 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.179 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.383 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.287 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.783 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9630 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.322 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9646 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.361 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9647 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.734 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9652 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009th6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.