M3.7 earthquake 16 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece on Fri, Sep 21, 2001, 11:27 PM GMT+3 (20:27 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 37 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-21 20:27:06 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.410° N, 26.400° 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
- 8
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.829 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.618 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9126 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.664 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.765 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9100 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.843 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9098 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.752 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9086 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.237 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9085 days ago · 176 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 3.726 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.562 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.919 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.857 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.729 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9150 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.619 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.448 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9171 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apjp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.