Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 92 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 92 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 2008, 9:48 AM GMT+3 (06:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-02 06:48:56 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.480° N, 22.380° 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 usp000gdnd. 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
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.487 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6634 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.3104 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6633 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.369 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6629 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.5105 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.388 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6624 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.2107 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.977 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.441 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6616 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6608 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.4108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.4101 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.0177 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6601 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6601 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.584 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6598 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6589 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.9119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.2161 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6636 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.5102 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.3116 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.171 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6636 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.498 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 6637 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.184 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6640 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.469 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6641 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6647 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3105 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.699 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6653 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.563 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6656 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.4112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6659 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.383 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6659 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.557 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.872 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6660 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.674 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6661 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6661 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.973 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6664 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.581 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6665 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdnd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.