Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 47 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jan 31, 2007, 8:40 PM GMT+2 (18:40 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 63 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-31 18:40:54 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.260° N, 22.480° 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 usp000f41j. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7182 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  3. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.470 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.124 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 7173 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.380 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7170 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.221 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7169 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.231 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7167 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.428 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7165 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.841 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7157 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.253 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7154 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.847 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7149 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.191 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7148 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.932 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7146 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.744 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7143 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.122 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7141 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.018 km SSE of Kardamýli, Greece · 7137 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.773 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7125 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.769 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7198 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.429 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.454 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7200 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.824 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7201 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.631 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7205 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.430 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 7212 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.19 km ENE of Geráki, Greece · 7213 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f41j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.