M3.8 earthquake 43 km W of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43 km W of Émponas, Greece on Fri, Dec 21, 2001, 7:04 PM GMT+2 (17:04 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-21 17:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.190° N, 27.380° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.212 km NNW of Ródos, Greece · 9043 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.06 km WNW of Afántou, Greece · 9041 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.311 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8991 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av0w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.