Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 21 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, Jan 17, 2001, 9:27 PM GMT+2 (19:27 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-17 19:27:01 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.020° N, 24.010° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.748 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9386 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.62 km WSW of Vrýses, Greece · 9382 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.856 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9375 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.634 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.728 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9363 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.78 km SW of Zonianá, Greece · 9357 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.218 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9345 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.31 km SE of Violí Charáki, Greece · 9335 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.220 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9330 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.617 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9389 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.832 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 9390 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.224 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9393 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.628 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.016 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, Greece · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7wa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.