M3.3 earthquake 58 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 58 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Jan 27, 2001, 2:16 PM GMT+2 (12:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-27 12:16:54 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.240° N, 22.350° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.89 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9377 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.17 km ESE of Sparta, Greece · 9377 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.416 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9377 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.824 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9369 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.145 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9362 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.910 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9358 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.173 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9338 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.639 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9336 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.135 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.627 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.310 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.014 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.17 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 9324 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 3.166 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9384 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.8106 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.041 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9403 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.614 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9403 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.511 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.579 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.440 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9407 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8gv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.