Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece on Sat, Apr 28, 2001, 11:24 AM GMT+3 (08:24 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-28 08:24:27 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.410° N, 24.220° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km NW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9283 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.514 km NNE of Rethymno, Greece · 9269 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9266 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.719 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9261 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.612 km SW of Pérama, Greece · 9243 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.648 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9242 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.536 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9230 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.424 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.84 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.024 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 9303 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.810 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 9305 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.915 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9309 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ae32. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.