M3.4 earthquake 21 km WSW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 1:31 AM GMT+3 (22:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-20 22:31:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.140° N, 27.640° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.933 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9109 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.926 km ESE of Afántou, Greece · 9099 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.845 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9094 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9057 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000araa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.