M3.4 earthquake 72 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 72 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 2:32 AM GMT+3 (23:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km WSW of Kastrí, 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
- 2001-10-23 23:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.230° N, 22.890° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.639 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9083 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.263 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9081 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.881 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.992 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arhj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.