Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km NW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jun 12, 2005, 9:38 AM GMT+3 (06:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-06-12 06:38:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 22.850° 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 usp000dsse. 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
191°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.157 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 7782 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7780 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.219 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7779 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7777 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.324 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.221 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7775 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.331 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.924 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.520 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.827 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.035 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 7756 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.737 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.218 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7752 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.029 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7751 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7749 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.334 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7749 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.543 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7740 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.124 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7738 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.126 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7736 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.181 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7736 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.289 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7730 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.835 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7722 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.041 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.686 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7788 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.242 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7795 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.590 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7800 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.558 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7810 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dsse. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.