M3.3 earthquake 60 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 60 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Aug 22, 2001, 5:39 PM GMT+3 (14:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 km WSW 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-22 14:39:56 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.180° N, 22.320° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.627 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9118 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9111 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.884 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9176 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9181 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.43 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9186 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9192 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9195 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.745 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9196 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amw1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.