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M3.2 earthquake 33 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 33 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 2:20 AM GMT+3 (23:20 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km SE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-17 23:20:59 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.140° N, 23.360° 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 usp000gcf7. 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
167°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6650 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 54 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.338 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6647 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6642 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6638 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6626 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6625 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6622 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6610 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6605 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6591 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6651 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.327 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.429 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.232 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6652 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.331 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.327 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.325 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.755 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.824 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6655 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.515 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6656 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.017 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6657 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6660 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.230 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6664 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.040 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6664 days ago · 55 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.121 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6664 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.317 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.717 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6665 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.351 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 6665 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.415 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6668 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcf7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.