M3.6 earthquake 19 km S of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km S of Amorgós, Greece on Mon, Sep 3, 2001, 7:50 PM GMT+3 (16:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-03 16:50:10 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.660° N, 25.870° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.919 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.562 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.716 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9142 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.829 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.618 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anjw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.