Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 48 km S of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 48 km S of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 9:16 PM GMT+3 (18:16 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-10-17 18:16:19 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 22.890° 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
226°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.478 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.883 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.987 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.384 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.426 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.372 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8372 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.569 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.360 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.258 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.230 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8358 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.330 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8352 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.08 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.335 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8327 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.683 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.663 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.283 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.378 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.793 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8385 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.321 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 8385 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.220 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8402 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.145 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8408 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.8100 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8409 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000can1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.