Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 100 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 100 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Sep 23, 2003, 5:35 AM GMT+3 (02:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 78 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-09-23 02:35:27 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 21.940° 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
167°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8406 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.6133 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8401 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.696 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8401 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.793 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8385 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.378 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8385 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.283 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.663 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.683 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.048 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.478 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.883 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.987 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.384 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.426 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.372 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8372 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.569 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.258 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.992 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8358 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.427 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8413 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.7southern Greece · 8439 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8c9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.