M3.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece on Tue, Apr 24, 2001, 2:04 PM GMT+3 (11:04 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km SSW of Pátmos, 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
- 2001-04-24 11:04:37 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.590° N, 26.440° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.636 km W of Astypálaia, Greece · 9284 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.923 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 9262 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.710 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9239 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.924 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 9239 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adw7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.