Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Jul 9, 2004, 1:15 AM GMT+3 (22:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-07-08 22:15:29 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 23.220° 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 usp000czt6. 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.128 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8121 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8121 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8120 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.127 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8117 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8116 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.134 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8116 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.232 km S of Spétses, Greece · 8108 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.235 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 8107 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.162 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8107 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.320 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8106 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.814 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.514 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.48 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.23 km S of Kíssamos, Greece · 8104 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.316 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8104 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.911 km SE of Kíssamos, Greece · 8103 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.716 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8102 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.129 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8102 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.828 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8092 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.768 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8090 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.559 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8086 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.417 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8084 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.569 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8082 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.026 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8081 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.126 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8070 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.228 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8070 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.237 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8070 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.325 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8069 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.172 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8068 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.572 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8065 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.0southern Greece · 8064 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.543 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8121 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.223 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.329 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.228 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.329 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.432 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8122 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.225 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8134 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000czt6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.