Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 96 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 96 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Aug 4, 2007, 12:08 AM GMT+3 (21:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-03 21:08:11 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.444° N, 22.357° 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 usp000fhtn. 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
58°
Stations used
180

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6994 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.689 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6988 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.175 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6981 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.230 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6970 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7000 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.4126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7002 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.922 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.0111 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7026 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.4150 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7029 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhtn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.