Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Dec 20, 2000, 4:15 PM GMT+2 (14:15 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-20 14:15:25 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.050° N, 22.440° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.440 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9407 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.579 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.511 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.614 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.041 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.8106 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9384 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.166 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.358 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.89 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9378 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.416 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9377 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.824 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9370 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.145 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9362 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.910 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9358 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9419 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.453 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9420 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.636 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.217 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.257 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9425 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9432 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.311 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9441 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.420 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.187 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9447 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.471 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.246 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6ee. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.