Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 29 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, May 8, 2007, 7:17 PM GMT+3 (16:17 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km N of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-08 16:17:36 UTC
Depth
69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.180° N, 23.320° 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 usp000fbhw. 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
115°
Stations used
71

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.652 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7086 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.630 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7085 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.742 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7085 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.132 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7081 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.225 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.261 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7080 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.227 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7079 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.347 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7075 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.8southern Greece · 7070 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.236 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.515 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.555 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7068 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7063 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.557 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7062 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.737 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7061 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.031 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7061 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7054 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.530 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7052 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.923 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7050 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.74 km S of Skála, Greece · 7040 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.860 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7034 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.312 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7032 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.461 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.447 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.260 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 7090 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.610 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.058 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7103 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.755 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7109 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.143 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7111 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.276 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.351 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.254 km W of Mílos, Greece · 7112 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.853 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7113 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbhw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.