M3.6 earthquake 66 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece on Fri, Jan 19, 2001, 5:52 AM GMT+2 (03:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km NW of Fry, 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-19 03:52:40 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 26.050° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.857 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9384 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.720 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9378 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.721 km NE of Firá, Greece · 9361 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.667 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9358 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7zb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.