Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Oct 5, 2007, 6:01 AM GMT+3 (03:01 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 71 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-05 03:01:46 UTC
Depth
51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.020° N, 23.170° 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 usp000fpwy. 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
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.458 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6935 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 6933 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.512 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6932 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.339 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.651 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6926 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.229 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6926 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.126 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6924 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.952 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6923 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.568 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6915 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.452 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6914 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.932 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6914 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.071 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6912 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.056 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6912 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.348 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6911 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.355 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6910 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.465 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6891 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.429 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6891 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.321 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6888 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.523 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6881 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.937 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6938 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.145 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 6943 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.340 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6954 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.417 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 6958 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.315 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 6958 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6959 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.111 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6962 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.931 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6962 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.160 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6966 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpwy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.