Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 57 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Jan 27, 2003, 1:44 AM GMT+2 (23:44 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-26 23:44:01 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.780° N, 22.550° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8649 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8643 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8631 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.141 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8626 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.763 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8622 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.818 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8619 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.380 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8616 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.414 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8606 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8604 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.732 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8591 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.126 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8665 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8668 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8673 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8676 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.5southern Greece · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp91. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.