M3.7 earthquake 22 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 2001, 4:23 AM GMT+3 (01:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-20 01:23:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.882° N, 25.344° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.096 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9143 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.913 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece · 9143 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9131 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.025 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.921 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.933 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9125 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.843 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9123 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.614 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9112 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9098 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.613 km NNE of Anógeia, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.51 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.714 km W of Sitia, Greece · 9150 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.632 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9160 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.95 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9172 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apg8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.