Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 20 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 2:02 PM GMT+3 (11:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 54 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-19 11:02:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.060° N, 23.190° 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
8

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece · 9137 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9118 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.733 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9112 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.839 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9109 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.472 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9100 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.731 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9100 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.170 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9094 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.244 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9091 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.16 km ESE of Asopós, Greece · 9088 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.639 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9084 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.627 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.318 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.262 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9172 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apfe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.