M3.6 earthquake 132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 3:13 PM GMT+3 (12:13 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 65 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-09 12:13:17 UTC
- Depth
- 31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.610° N, 21.685° 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 usp000fj8w. 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
- 250°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.689 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6990 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.965 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6990 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.175 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6982 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.659 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6938 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj8w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.