M3.6 earthquake 27 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece on Mon, Apr 23, 2001, 6:19 PM GMT+3 (15:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-23 15:19:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.840° N, 26.680° 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.
- 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.69 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9293 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.636 km W of Astypálaia, Greece · 9284 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.923 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 9262 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.11 km S of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.713 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 9244 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.710 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9239 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.924 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 9239 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aduq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.