Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 38 km NW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Jun 21, 2001, 3:42 AM GMT+3 (00:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 43 km ESE 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
2001-06-21 00:42:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.360° N, 22.650° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.326 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9224 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.066 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9219 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.550 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9218 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.325 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 9213 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.260 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.561 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.368 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.516 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9208 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.843 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9203 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.745 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9196 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9195 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9192 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.43 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9186 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9181 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.447 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.163 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.434 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.776 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.313 km SW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9239 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.648 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9241 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.244 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9241 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.212 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.765 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.476 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.565 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9248 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agzz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.