M3.4 earthquake 36 km N of Mouzourás, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 36 km N of Mouzourás, Greece on Fri, Dec 21, 2001, 2:34 PM GMT+2 (12:34 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km NE of Vrýses, 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
- 2001-12-21 12:34:27 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.870° N, 24.110° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.64 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9030 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.729 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.724 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.94 km NE of Vrýses, Greece · 9002 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.621 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8997 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av0e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.