M3.4 earthquake 31 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 2:22 PM GMT+3 (11:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 54 km W 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-21 11:22:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.410° N, 23.140° 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
- 10
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9102 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.731 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9099 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.170 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9098 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.244 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9091 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.16 km ESE of Asopós, Greece · 9087 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.639 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9083 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arbk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.