M4.0 earthquake 96 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 96 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 2001, 6:54 AM GMT+3 (03:54 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-20 03:54:45 UTC
- Depth
- 64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.148° N, 25.834° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9130 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.025 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.921 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.933 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.843 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9122 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9097 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apgj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.