M4.0 earthquake 6 km WNW of Afántou, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Afántou, Greece on Mon, Dec 31, 2001, 3:32 PM GMT+2 (13:32 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-31 13:32:32 UTC
- Depth
- 75.3 km (46.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.308° N, 28.095° 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.
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.942 km W of Kalkan, Turkey · 9002 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.311 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8991 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 4.212 km NNW of Ródos, Greece · 9042 days ago · 104 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.843 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9050 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.952 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.950 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.544 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.016 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9067 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avks. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.