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M3.9 earthquake 23 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 1:54 AM GMT+3 (22:54 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-10 22:54:02 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.980° N, 23.140° 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 usp000gecy. 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
101°
Stations used
83

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 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6627 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6626 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6621 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6620 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6616 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6613 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6613 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6611 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6606 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6604 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.5southern Greece · 6601 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6592 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6587 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6586 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6579 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6570 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.388 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.369 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.3104 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6633 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.392 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6636 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.184 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6641 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6643 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.117 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6647 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6648 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6648 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6650 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6651 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.233 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.141 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6652 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.327 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 6652 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.429 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6653 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.232 km S of Asopós, Greece · 6653 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.331 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.327 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6653 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gecy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.