M2.8 earthquake 17 km E of Kýthira, Greece

Magnitude

2.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, May 19, 2001, 5:22 PM GMT+3

UTC

2001-05-19 14:22:17 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.130° N, 23.180° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

5

• Chaniá, GreecePopulation 53,910. Forecast103 kmNW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast198 kmWNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast432 kmSW

After

1. 4.125 km NW of Kíssamos, GreeceSun, May 20, 8:22 PM GMT+3 · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
2. 4.565 km W of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Jun 6, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 9248 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
3. 4.476 km WSW of Kýthira, GreeceFri, Jun 8, 6:08 PM GMT+3 · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
4. 3.765 km W of Kýthira, GreeceFri, Jun 8, 6:24 PM GMT+3 · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
5. 4.212 km NNW of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jun 9, 4:28 AM GMT+3 · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
6. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jun 9, 3:23 PM GMT+3 · 9246 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.244 km SSW of Gýtheio, GreeceWed, Jun 13, 5:07 PM GMT+3 · 9241 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
8. 3.648 km ESE of Kýthira, GreeceThu, Jun 14, 5:39 AM GMT+3 · 9241 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
9. 3.776 km WSW of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jun 16, 4:32 AM GMT+3 · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.434 km ENE of Kýthira, GreeceTue, Jun 19, 12:41 AM GMT+3 · 9236 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
11. 4.163 km W of Kýthira, GreeceTue, Jun 19, 6:22 AM GMT+3 · 9236 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
12. 3.447 km W of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Jun 20, 8:31 PM GMT+3 · 9234 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.838 km NW of Kýthira, GreeceThu, Jun 21, 3:42 AM GMT+3 · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
14. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, GreeceTue, Jun 26, 6:29 AM GMT+3 · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
15. 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jun 30, 4:16 AM GMT+3 · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.066 km SSW of Gýtheio, GreeceFri, Jul 6, 2:01 PM GMT+3 · 9219 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
17. 3.550 km W of Kýthira, GreeceFri, Jul 6, 10:31 PM GMT+3 · 9218 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
18. 3.510 km NNW of Agía Marína, GreeceMon, Jul 9, 12:09 AM GMT+3 · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.325 km SSW of Géfyra, GreeceWed, Jul 11, 6:14 PM GMT+3 · 9213 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
20. 3.260 km W of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Jul 11, 9:30 PM GMT+3 · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
21. 3.435 km NNW of Mouzourás, GreeceFri, Jul 13, 4:25 PM GMT+3 · 9211 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
22. 3.561 km W of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jul 14, 1:58 AM GMT+3 · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
23. 3.368 km W of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jul 14, 9:03 AM GMT+3 · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
24. 3.355 km W of Kýthira, GreeceSat, Jul 14, 1:04 PM GMT+3 · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.516 km NNW of Kýthira, GreeceMon, Jul 16, 6:32 PM GMT+3 · 9208 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

Before

1. 2.818 km W of Kýthira, GreeceSat, May 19, 3:43 PM GMT+3 · 9267 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
2. 3.534 km W of Kýthira, GreeceThu, May 17, 1:50 PM GMT+3 · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
3. 3.528 km W of Kýthira, GreeceThu, May 17, 8:14 AM GMT+3 · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
4. 3.439 km E of Kýthira, GreeceThu, May 3, 2:12 AM GMT+3 · 9283 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
5. 3.424 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceTue, Apr 24, 8:08 PM GMT+3 · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 3.426 km WSW of Gýtheio, GreeceFri, Apr 20, 3:34 AM GMT+3 · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af6q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.