Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 37 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jul 6, 2003, 5:26 AM GMT+3 (02:26 UTC), 15 km (9 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-06 02:26:58 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.050° N, 22.590° 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 usp000c1s0. 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
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.527 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 8488 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.894 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8485 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.745 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8485 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8483 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.663 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8480 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.288 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8459 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.337 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8450 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.231 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.024 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8495 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8496 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.333 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8498 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.053 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8505 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.656 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8509 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.452 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8510 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.546 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8513 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8518 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1s0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.