Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 9:43 PM GMT+2 (19:43 UTC), 59 km (36 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
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-14 19:43:10 UTC
Depth
58.6 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.534° N, 21.721° 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 usp000cf9c. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.4southern Greece · 8322 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8322 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8320 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.7153 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8306 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8297 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8292 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8288 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8327 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8328 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf9c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.