M4.2 earthquake 12 km NNW of Ródos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Ródos, Greece on Sun, Dec 30, 2001, 1:12 AM GMT+2 (23:12 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km SW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-29 23:12:30 UTC
- Depth
- 103.5 km (64.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.527° N, 28.148° 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
- 103
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
- 4.06 km WNW of Afántou, Greece · 9041 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.942 km W of Kalkan, Turkey · 9003 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.311 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8991 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avh0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.