M3.9 earthquake 92 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 92 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Dec 23, 2001, 12:17 AM GMT+2 (22:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km WSW 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
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-22 22:17:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.515° N, 22.327° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.415 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9031 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.963 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9028 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.729 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.763 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av30. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.