Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 16 km NE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 6:41 AM GMT+2 (04:41 UTC), 17 km (11 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-27 04:41:36 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.260° N, 23.120° 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 usp000fxj0. 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
153°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.521 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6821 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.323 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6821 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.320 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.915 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.523 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.426 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6820 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.127 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.027 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.621 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6819 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.227 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6818 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 6817 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.532 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.445 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6806 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6803 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.237 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6800 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.249 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6800 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.516 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6797 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.413 km E of Geráki, Greece · 6797 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.415 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6796 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.230 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6796 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.416 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.228 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.016 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.449 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6795 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6794 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.329 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6792 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.646 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6790 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.252 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6788 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.564 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6786 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.423 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6785 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.221 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6778 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.484 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6778 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.021 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6777 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 3.624 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.610 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6776 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.456 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6775 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.461 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6775 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6775 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.38 km SW of Leonídio, Greece · 6773 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.343 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6772 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.251 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6770 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 3.64 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6767 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.135 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6767 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6825 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.445 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6830 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.675 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6830 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.663 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6831 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6833 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.97 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.730 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6844 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.242 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6844 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.86 km SSW of Leonídio, Greece · 6846 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.529 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6853 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.248 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 6854 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxj0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.