Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km N of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km N of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Feb 6, 2001, 11:14 AM GMT+2 (09:14 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-06 09:14:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.370° N, 22.970° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.145 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9362 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.910 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9357 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.173 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9338 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.639 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9336 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.310 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.014 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.17 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 9324 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.416 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9376 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.17 km ESE of Sparta, Greece · 9377 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.89 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9377 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.358 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.166 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9384 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a95h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.