Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 73 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 73 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Apr 20, 2003, 8:22 AM GMT+3 (05:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16 km N of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-20 05:22:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.220° N, 23.800° 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.

Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.230 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8564 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.235 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8556 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.331 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8548 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.86 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 8545 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8527 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.411 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8516 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.042 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 8511 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.322 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8565 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.444 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8573 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.744 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8574 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.024 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8577 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.5Crete, Greece · 8581 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.029 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8586 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.732 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvk0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.