Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 55 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Apr 16, 2007, 4:08 PM GMT+3 (13:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-16 13:08:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.700° N, 22.730° 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 usp000f9v8. 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
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7108 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.5119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7107 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.058 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7103 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.426 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7102 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.2101 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7100 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.610 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7100 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.839 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7098 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.071 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7096 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.447 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.461 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.629 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7087 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.652 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7086 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.565 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.460 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.5104 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7085 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.630 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7085 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.686 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7082 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.225 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.4108 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7080 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.227 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7079 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.944 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7077 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.347 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7075 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.8southern Greece · 7070 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.236 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.515 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.456 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7063 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.557 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7062 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 3.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7061 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.737 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7061 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7054 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 3.530 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7052 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.923 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7050 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7111 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.143 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.276 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.351 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.853 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7113 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.994 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7115 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.773 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7125 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.115 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7125 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.224 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7132 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9v8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.