Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 24 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece on Tue, Jul 17, 2001, 11:01 AM GMT+3 (08:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 14 km W of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-17 08:01:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.876° N, 25.363° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.733 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9210 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.950 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9209 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.125 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 9201 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.253 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9195 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.483 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.574 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9183 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.094 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9178 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.95 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9173 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.632 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9162 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.714 km W of Sitia, Greece · 9151 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 9211 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.739 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.524 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.528 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9220 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.826 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9227 days ago · 110 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.619 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 9232 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.857 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajpq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.