Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 83 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 83 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Aug 5, 2001, 11:58 PM GMT+3 (20:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 120 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-05 20:58:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.264° N, 25.848° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.574 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9182 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.5131 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.0120 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.7133 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.094 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9178 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9177 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.722 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.096 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9144 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.993 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9208 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.950 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9209 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.733 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.324 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.739 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9215 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.524 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.0128 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9219 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akwc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.