Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 26 km WSW of Gýtheio, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Gýtheio, Greece on Fri, Apr 20, 2001, 3:34 AM GMT+3 (00:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 65 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-20 00:34:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.640° N, 22.310° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km E of Arfará, Greece · 9272 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.639 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9272 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.528 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.534 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.25 km NNE of Koróni, Greece · 9268 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.818 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9267 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.817 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9267 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.753 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9266 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.760 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.565 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9249 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.476 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9247 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.765 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9247 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.212 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.244 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9242 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.313 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.776 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.511 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.53 km WSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 9302 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.757 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.49 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9302 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.635 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9308 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.23 km SE of Meligalás, Greece · 9318 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.17 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000admc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.