Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 63 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Jul 17, 2003, 1:28 AM GMT+3 (22:28 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2003-07-16 22:28:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.600° N, 22.810° 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 usp000c2pf. 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
237°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.288 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8457 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.337 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8448 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.231 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.024 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8443 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.231 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8442 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.616 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece · 8429 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.336 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8420 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.452 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8477 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.745 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8483 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.894 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8483 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.637 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8488 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8493 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.377 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8500 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2pf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.