Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 31 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece on Fri, Nov 2, 2001, 12:00 PM GMT+2 (10:00 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 70 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-02 10:00:44 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.500° N, 22.420° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.170 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.244 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9092 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.497 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9091 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.16 km ESE of Asopós, Greece · 9089 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.129 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9048 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9100 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.2southern Greece · 9103 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9105 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.128 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 9105 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9112 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9119 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.912 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000as37. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.