Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 50 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 12:06 AM GMT+3 (21:06 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-17 21:06:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.930° N, 23.480° 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 usp000gex3. 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6618 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6615 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6612 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.921 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6611 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6608 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.159 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6607 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.424 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6605 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.535 km W of Mílos, Greece · 6591 days ago · 137 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6626 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.184 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6640 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.116 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6642 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.113 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6642 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.249 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6647 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.036 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.338 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6649 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.035 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6649 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.444 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 6650 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gex3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.