Greece earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Sep 10, 2000, 8:48 PM GMT+3 (17:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 58 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-10 17:48:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.070° N, 22.950° 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.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.149 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9518 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.028 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 9516 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.542 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.329 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9493 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.041 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 9493 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.758 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9492 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.137 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9486 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.344 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9482 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.833 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9481 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.551 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9479 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.539 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.566 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9463 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9459 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.017 km SE of Kardamýli, Greece · 9519 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.482 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9525 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.957 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 9526 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.896 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9528 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.354 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9530 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a00t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.