Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 63 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 63 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 7:04 PM GMT+2 (17:04 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km N of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-20 17:04:32 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.150° N, 23.700° 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 usp000fx3h. 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
118°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6824 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.116 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6824 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.521 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.323 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.320 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.915 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.523 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.426 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.929 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6818 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.027 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.621 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.227 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6816 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6792 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.820 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6790 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6788 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.423 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6784 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.221 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6777 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.021 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6776 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6774 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6832 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.730 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6842 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.529 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6852 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.248 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 6852 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.828 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6855 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6858 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx3h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.