M4.3 earthquake 70 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Aug 1, 2000, 1:11 PM GMT+3 (10:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 82 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-01 10:11:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.157° N, 22.209° 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
- Stations used
- 24
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.298 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9531 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.911 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9529 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.482 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9527 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.017 km SE of Kardamýli, Greece · 9521 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.49 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9520 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.149 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9520 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.028 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 9518 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xjs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.