Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 28 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Sep 13, 2000, 2:21 AM GMT+3 (23:21 UTC), 28 km (17 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-12 23:21:19 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.920° N, 23.130° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.542 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.758 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9493 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.137 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9486 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.344 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9483 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.833 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9481 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.539 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9477 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.566 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9463 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9459 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.525 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.564 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.149 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9519 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.49 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9519 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.512 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 9526 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.957 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 9526 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.896 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9528 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.354 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9530 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a05n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.