M3.9 earthquake 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 117 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Nov 7, 2001, 7:01 AM GMT+2 (05:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-07 05:01:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.620° N, 21.860° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.497 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9090 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.992 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000asd0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.