M3.9 earthquake 33 km S of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 33 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Oct 8, 2001, 4:03 AM GMT+3 (01:03 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-08 01:03:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.710° N, 25.801° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
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
- 3.843 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9122 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9098 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 3.921 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.025 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.840 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9126 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9131 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.096 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9143 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.722 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.714 km W of Sitia, Greece · 9150 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aqe9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.