Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 51 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 51 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 4:33 PM GMT+3 (13:33 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-22 13:33:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.780° N, 22.640° 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 usp000gf8e. 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
220°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6615 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6612 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.374 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6612 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6611 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.286 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.4107 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6610 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.220 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6609 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.292 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.980 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6608 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.4108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.4101 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6607 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6606 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.354 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6605 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.364 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6605 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6603 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.5southern Greece · 6600 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.2110 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6593 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6591 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.3101 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6590 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6585 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6569 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6616 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6618 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.977 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6619 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.059 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6620 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.363 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.976 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6621 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.285 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6625 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6626 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6626 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6626 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.443 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.687 km S of Methóni, Greece · 6627 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.923 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6627 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.436 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6627 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf8e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.