Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Jul 7, 2005, 4:39 PM GMT+3 (13:39 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km WNW 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
2005-07-07 13:39:35 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.360° N, 23.080° 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 usp000duq8. 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
154°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.520 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7757 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.827 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7756 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.035 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 7756 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.737 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.218 km E of Géfyra, Greece · 7753 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.029 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7752 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.426 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7751 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7750 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.334 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7749 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.219 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7746 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.543 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7741 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.124 km ESE of Géfyra, Greece · 7739 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.126 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7736 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.421 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7729 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.835 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7723 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.431 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7718 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.055 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7713 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.331 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7757 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7769 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.221 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 7775 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.324 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 7777 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.219 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 7779 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.157 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 7782 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.821 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7782 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.041 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7785 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000duq8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.