M4.2 earthquake 88 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Aug 6, 2003, 2:41 AM GMT+3 (23:41 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 133 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-05 23:41:28 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.970° N, 22.030° 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
- 172°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7southern Greece · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.427 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8413 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.8100 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6133 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8400 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.696 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8400 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 3.53 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8461 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.219 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8476 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.663 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8477 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8480 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.894 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8482 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c47z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.