Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 43 km W of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 43 km W of Katastárion, Greece on Fri, Aug 31, 2001, 12:28 AM GMT+3 (21:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-30 21:28:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.796° N, 20.261° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
134

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.438 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.462 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9160 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.125 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 9160 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.326 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9159 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.566 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.319 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9139 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.288 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.117 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.010 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9135 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 9127 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.132 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9126 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.523 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.327 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.127 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.23 km N of Savália, Greece · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.18 km SSE of Argostólion, Greece · 9178 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.655 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9178 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anaw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.