Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Mar 9, 2005, 3:44 PM GMT+2 (13:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 196 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-09 13:44:05 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 21.890° 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 usp000dhvj. 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
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5196 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7877 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.293 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7876 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.398 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7869 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7869 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.791 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7864 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.985 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7862 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.365 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7861 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.147 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7858 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7849 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7843 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7834 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7833 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7824 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7821 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.0166 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7878 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5156 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7878 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.568 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7879 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.456 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7883 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.578 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7887 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.337 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7891 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.138 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7894 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dhvj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.