A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 05:14:17 (UTC) on Sunday, January 6, 2008, in Southern Greece, about 75 km East of Kalamata, Greece, at a depth estimated to be 50.9 km.
A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 11:34:52 (UTC) on Sunday, January 8, 2006, in Southern Greece, about 95 km NNW of Chania, Crete. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 37.7 km.