Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 43 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jul 22, 2001, 10:22 AM GMT+3 (07:22 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-22 07:22:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.004° N, 23.434° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.66 km NE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9197 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.745 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9197 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.79 km NW of Mouzourás, Greece · 9196 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9196 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.262 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9173 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.318 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.627 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.516 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9209 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.435 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 9212 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.325 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 9214 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.510 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9217 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.550 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9219 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.350 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9225 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajz0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.