Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 20 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Aug 29, 2008, 4:39 PM GMT+3 (13:39 UTC), 11 km (7 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
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-29 13:39:40 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.970° N, 23.050° 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 usp000gfxt. 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.227 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6609 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.325 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.823 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6608 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.840 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6607 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.265 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 6607 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.347 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6605 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.27 km WNW of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.09 km W of Asopós, Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.5southern Greece · 6602 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.14 km SSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6593 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.781 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6593 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.711 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6588 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.146 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6587 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.04 km SSE of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 6580 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.129 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6571 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.31 km E of Moláoi, Greece · 6613 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.045 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6613 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.145 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6614 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.411 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6614 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.99 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6614 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.921 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6617 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.251 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6618 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.060 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6618 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.139 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6618 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.635 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6620 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.049 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 6620 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.341 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6621 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.977 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6621 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.324 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6621 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.350 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6622 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.93 km NNW of Asopós, Greece · 6627 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.929 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.442 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6628 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.238 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6628 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.460 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfxt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.