Greece earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Jul 16, 2001, 6:32 PM GMT+3 (15:32 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-16 15:32:12 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 22.900° 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
4

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.843 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9203 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.745 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9196 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9195 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9192 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9181 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.262 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9172 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9171 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.368 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.561 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.260 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.325 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 9213 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.550 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.066 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9219 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.326 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9224 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.838 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.447 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9234 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.163 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.434 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajn8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.