Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 44 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 44 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Oct 17, 2000, 4:31 AM GMT+3 (01:31 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Chaniá forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-17 01:31:07 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 23.480° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.833 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9481 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.539 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9459 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.525 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.923 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.216 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9452 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.425 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9452 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.246 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9451 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.126 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9451 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.637 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9449 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.219 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 9449 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 9445 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9442 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.225 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 9440 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.137 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9486 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.041 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 9493 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.542 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1y9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.