Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 27 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece on Sat, Sep 15, 2001, 12:52 AM GMT+3 (21:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 54 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-14 21:52:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.450° N, 23.110° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9119 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9115 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9112 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9105 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9104 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9100 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.731 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9100 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.170 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9094 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.244 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9092 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9150 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.262 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9173 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ap6q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.