Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 79 km W of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 79 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jul 5, 2000, 8:12 PM GMT+3 (17:12 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 70 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-07-05 17:12:21 UTC
Depth
49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.045° N, 22.121° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9114 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9587 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.681 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9587 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.486 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9578 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.370 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9561 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.298 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9531 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.896 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9530 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.911 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9529 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9598 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.979 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9602 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.377 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9603 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.686 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9604 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.377 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9605 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.971 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.951 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9613 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009vu6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.