M4.0 earthquake 99 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 12:26 PM GMT+2 (10:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 113 km SE of Kastrí, 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
- 2001-12-18 10:26:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.979° N, 24.423° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7109 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9054 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4113 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 9020 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.850 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auu4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.