M3.7 earthquake 26 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 2001, 12:04 AM GMT+3 (21:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 37 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-19 21:04:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 26.750° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.716 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9141 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.810 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 9141 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.829 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.618 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.664 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.421 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9112 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.765 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9100 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.237 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9085 days ago · 176 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apg1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.