Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 93 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 93 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 11:17 PM GMT+2 (21:17 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-06 21:17:41 UTC
Depth
45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.166° N, 25.282° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.127 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.053 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.033 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.727 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9387 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.626 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.023 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.856 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9375 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.728 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9362 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.916 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.593 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9417 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.7114 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.625 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9425 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.622 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 9427 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.614 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9428 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a77u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.