Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 67 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 67 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 4:58 AM GMT+2 (02:58 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 72 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-02-29 02:58:49 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.650° N, 22.570° 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
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.776 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8234 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8228 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8221 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.878 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8195 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.877 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.185 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.422 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8257 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnpt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.