Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 31 km NW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, May 6, 2003, 6:40 PM GMT+3 (15:40 UTC), 7 km (4 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-06 15:40:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 22.700° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bwqr. 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.

Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
15

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.551 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8549 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8529 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.411 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.483 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8524 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8521 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8518 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.546 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8512 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.452 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8510 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.14 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 8509 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.656 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8508 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.053 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8505 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.333 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8497 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8495 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8495 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.623 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.624 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8554 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.230 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8566 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.373 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.120 km SSE of Kardamýli, Greece · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.029 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 8571 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.444 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8575 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.744 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8576 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.024 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8579 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwqr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.