M3.6 earthquake 101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 11:38 AM GMT+2 (09:38 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 72 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-24 09:38:56 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.370° N, 22.410° 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
- 235°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8228 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8221 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cn1d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.