Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 43 km W of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 43 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Dec 27, 2003, 11:27 PM GMT+2 (21:27 UTC), 18 km (11 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-12-27 21:27:38 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.100° N, 22.510° 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
93°
Stations used
223

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.34 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8304 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8297 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8291 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8282 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.43 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8264 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.422 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8257 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8254 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8320 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8321 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.4southern Greece · 8321 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.5133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8326 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8326 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8328 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.335 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgaa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.