Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 39 km E of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 39 km E of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, May 3, 2001, 2:12 AM GMT+3 (23:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-02 23:12:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.120° N, 23.430° 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
6

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.528 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.534 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.818 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9267 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.817 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9267 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.212 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.244 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9242 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.648 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9241 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.434 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.447 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.838 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.424 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.53 km WSW of Káto Glykóvrysi, Greece · 9302 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.757 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.556 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9304 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.635 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9308 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aeb9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.