Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Jul 9, 2007, 10:09 PM GMT+3 (19:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 96 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-09 19:09:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.970° N, 23.100° 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 usp000ffvv. 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
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7025 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.011 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7022 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.330 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.323 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.315 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7009 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.643 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7007 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7001 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7000 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.219 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.025 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.35 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6983 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.748 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6982 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.175 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6982 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.637 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6980 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.230 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6974 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.112 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6973 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.345 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6973 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6971 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.160 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6966 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.753 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.075 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.312 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7033 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.860 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7035 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.141 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7042 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.962 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7044 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.482 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.6108 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7046 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.489 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.923 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7050 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.530 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7053 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7055 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffvv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.