M3.7 earthquake 109 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 109 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 2:31 PM GMT+2 (12:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 113 km SE 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-18 12:31:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.030° N, 24.962° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.971 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9022 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.069 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9022 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4113 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 9021 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.850 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auue. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.