Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Apr 10, 2001, 5:00 PM GMT+3 (14:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-10 14:00:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.232° N, 26.248° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Crete.

From the USGS event page for usp000acyk. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
184

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3151 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9274 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.659 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.694 km S of Fry, Greece · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9312 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.7121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4141 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acyk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.