Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 50 km WSW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Fri, Dec 21, 2001, 4:31 PM GMT+2 (14:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 49 km NW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-21 14:31:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 27.310° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.952 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.843 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9046 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.212 km NNW of Ródos, Greece · 9043 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.06 km WNW of Afántou, Greece · 9041 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.642 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9023 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.311 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8991 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.544 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.743 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9058 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av0n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.