Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 32 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Oct 28, 2007, 8:32 AM GMT+2 (06:32 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-28 06:32:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.040° 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 usp000frer. 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
185°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.071 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6912 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.056 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6912 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.348 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6911 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.355 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6910 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.038 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6907 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.465 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6891 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.429 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6891 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.321 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6888 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.523 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6881 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6872 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.49 km ESE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6867 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6858 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.567 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.828 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6855 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.452 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6914 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.568 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6915 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.952 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6923 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.126 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6924 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.229 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6926 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.651 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6926 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.339 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6931 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.512 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6932 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 6934 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.458 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6935 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.821 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6938 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.937 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6938 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.145 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 6943 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000frer. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.