Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 52 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Jun 16, 2003, 9:24 AM GMT+3 (06:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 88 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-06-16 06:24:25 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.800° N, 22.590° 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
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.656 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8506 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.053 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8502 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8492 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8492 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.637 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8487 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.894 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8482 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.745 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8482 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8480 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.452 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8477 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.663 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8476 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.288 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8456 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.546 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8510 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.483 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8522 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8526 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzzr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.