Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 29 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece on Sun, Oct 7, 2001, 4:56 PM GMT+3 (13:56 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-07 13:56:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 26.750° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.618 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9127 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.664 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.421 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9114 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.933 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9110 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.765 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9101 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.843 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9098 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.237 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9086 days ago · 176 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.810 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 9142 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.716 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9143 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.919 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9150 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.857 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9150 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aqcx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.