Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Dec 13, 2003, 9:48 AM GMT+2 (07:48 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-13 07:48:43 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 21.790° 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 usp000cf5c. 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
174°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8327 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.5133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8327 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8323 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4southern Greece · 8323 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8323 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8321 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8319 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.7153 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8306 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8298 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8292 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8288 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8283 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8274 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8274 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8271 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8271 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.330 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8341 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.747 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8342 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf5c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.