Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 36 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 36 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 7:44 PM GMT+3 (16:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 35 km W of Mílos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-21 16:44:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.140° N, 23.400° 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 usp000gctk. 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
157°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6649 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6645 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6644 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.052 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6641 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6629 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6628 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6627 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.83 km SSW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 6625 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6621 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6618 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6615 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6614 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6614 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6613 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.819 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 6612 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6611 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6609 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.5southern Greece · 6603 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6593 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 4.535 km W of Mílos, Greece · 6593 days ago · 137 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.338 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6651 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6651 days ago · 54 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6652 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.233 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6653 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6654 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.327 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6654 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.429 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.232 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6654 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.331 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6654 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.327 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6655 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.325 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6657 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.755 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 6657 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.824 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 6657 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.515 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6658 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.017 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6659 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6662 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.230 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6666 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.040 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6666 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.121 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6667 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.115 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6667 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gctk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.