Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 44 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Jan 4, 2003, 2:43 PM GMT+2 (12:43 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-04 12:43:38 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.840° N, 23.300° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Liosia, Peiraiefs and Peristerion.

From the USGS event page for usp000bn1y. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.412 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8669 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8667 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.126 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8664 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.357 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8649 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8648 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8642 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.763 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8621 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.818 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8617 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8675 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.5southern Greece · 8675 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.142 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8683 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.29 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8684 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8687 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.041 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.32 km NE of Chaniá, Greece · 8690 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn1y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.