Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 33 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Oct 18, 2000, 2:07 PM GMT+3 (11:07 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-18 11:07:27 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.880° N, 22.820° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.551 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9478 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.539 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.566 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9463 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.525 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.564 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9456 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.357 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9452 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.216 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9452 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.425 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9452 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.246 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9451 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.126 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9451 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.076 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9450 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.637 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9449 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.471 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.187 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9447 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9441 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9432 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.257 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9425 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.636 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.344 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9482 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.137 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9485 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.758 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9492 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.329 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9493 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.542 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a216. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.