Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 62 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece on Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 8:35 PM GMT+3 (17:35 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-21 17:35:28 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.090° N, 23.950° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.318 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.627 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.51 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.913 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece · 9143 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.81 km W of Georgioupolis, Greece · 9142 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.77 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece · 9137 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.716 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9135 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.79 km NW of Mouzourás, Greece · 9196 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.745 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9196 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.66 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9197 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amtt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.