Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 23 km NE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, May 21, 2003, 2:03 PM GMT+3 (11:03 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-21 11:03:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 23.160° 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
137°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8527 days ago · 82 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.411 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8516 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.452 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8508 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.14 km SE of Leonídio, Greece · 8507 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8493 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.637 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8488 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.527 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 8486 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.745 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8482 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8481 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.663 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8477 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.016 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 8476 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.551 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.331 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8548 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.624 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8552 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.235 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8555 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxnv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.