M3.9 earthquake 26 km ESE of Afántou, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Afántou, Greece on Sat, Nov 3, 2001, 1:00 AM GMT+2 (23:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 44 km SW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-02 23:00:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.180° N, 28.420° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.845 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9095 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.388 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9084 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.544 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.950 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.843 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.212 km NNW of Ródos, Greece · 9042 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.06 km WNW of Afántou, Greece · 9041 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000as42. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.