Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 39 km SE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Nov 18, 2001, 10:38 AM GMT+2 (08:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-18 08:38:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.870° N, 23.260° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 9050 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.992 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.129 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9047 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.415 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9031 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.64 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9029 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.963 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9028 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km ESE of Asopós, Greece · 9088 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.244 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9091 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.254 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9099 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.472 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9109 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.839 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9109 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9111 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.733 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9111 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000at2r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.