Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 37 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Sep 29, 2005, 8:38 PM GMT+3 (17:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 40 km SW of Palaióchora, 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
2005-09-29 17:38:56 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.860° N, 23.200° 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 usp000e0h8. 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
204°, 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.252 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7669 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.342 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7669 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.228 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7664 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7662 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.726 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 7658 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.861 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.780 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.35 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7653 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.949 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7650 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7643 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7640 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.711 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7640 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.217 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7640 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.854 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7640 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7635 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7632 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.0southern Greece · 7632 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.557 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7630 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7625 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.245 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7620 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7618 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 5.240 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7616 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7700 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e0h8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.