Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 20 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Sep 7, 2001, 2:05 PM GMT+3 (11:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-07 11:05:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.225° N, 22.779° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.627 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9118 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9112 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.839 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9109 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9104 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.2southern Greece · 9102 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9100 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.731 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9100 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.170 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9182 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ansn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.