M3.8 earthquake 81 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 81 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Dec 2, 2001, 2:54 AM GMT+2 (00:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 92 km SW 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-02 00:54:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.910° N, 22.880° 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
- 7
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.992 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 9049 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.64 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9030 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.963 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9029 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.941 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9024 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.729 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atv3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.