Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 61 km W of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 61 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Oct 16, 2005, 2:43 PM GMT+3 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 91 km SSW 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
2005-10-16 11:43:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 22.310° 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 usp000e1yb. 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
260°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.780 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7656 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.35 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7654 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.58 km ESE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7649 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.51 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 7645 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.64 km NNW of Methóni, Greece · 7644 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.091 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7644 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.254 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7641 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.462 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7641 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.742 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7640 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.891 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7637 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.046 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 7636 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.574 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7634 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7633 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.0southern Greece · 7633 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.670 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7630 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.685 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7625 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.652 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7618 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.1southern Greece · 7612 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.024 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7604 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.084 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7663 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.228 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7665 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.211 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 7668 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.937 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7674 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.237 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7676 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.870 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7676 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.85 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7684 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e1yb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.