M3.5 earthquake 34 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 34 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, May 17, 2001, 1:50 PM GMT+3 (10:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 65 km W 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 10:50:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.160° N, 22.610° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.25 km NNE of Koróni, Greece · 9268 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.818 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9267 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.817 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9266 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.565 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9248 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.476 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.765 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.212 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.244 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9241 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.648 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9241 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.313 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.776 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.434 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.163 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.447 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.838 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.326 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9224 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.066 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9219 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.550 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9218 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.325 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 9213 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.260 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.561 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.368 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af23. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.