M3.8 earthquake 84 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 84 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Aug 17, 2001, 7:46 PM GMT+3 (16:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 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
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-17 16:46:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.090° N, 21.450° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9118 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amma. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.