Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 2001, 5:59 PM GMT+3 (14:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-20 14:59:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.293° N, 21.721° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km E of Ástros, Greece · 9140 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.319 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9139 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.12 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.117 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.010 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9136 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 9127 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.132 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9127 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.523 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9127 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.912 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.32 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.812 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.75 km SSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.462 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.80 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.244 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9115 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.427 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.6southern Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.3southern Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.127 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.316 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 9109 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.23 km N of Savália, Greece · 9109 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.128 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 9105 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9104 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.06 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.11 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9103 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.2southern Greece · 9102 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.237 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9097 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.133 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9094 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.02 km NW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9092 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.535 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9090 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.83 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.87 km ESE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.09 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.9southern Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.15 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.70 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.225 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 9158 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.43 km ESE of Goúmero, Greece · 9171 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aph0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.