Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 41 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Feb 27, 2007, 1:43 AM GMT+2 (23:43 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 91 km S of Koróni, 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
2007-02-26 23:43:36 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.880° N, 22.670° 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 usp000f5qk. 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
225°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.253 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7154 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.847 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7149 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.191 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7148 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.848 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7148 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.250 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7147 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.932 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7146 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.744 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7143 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.122 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7141 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.224 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7132 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.773 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7124 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.994 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7115 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.9southern Greece · 7114 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.853 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7113 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.351 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.276 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.143 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7111 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7111 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.755 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7109 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.5119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7107 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.678 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7104 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.058 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7103 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.2101 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7100 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.610 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.839 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7098 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.042 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7164 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.428 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7165 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.231 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7167 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.221 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7169 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.124 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 7173 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.470 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7173 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.820 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  13. 3.284 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7182 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.647 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 7184 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.422 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7187 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5qk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.