Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 7 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece on Wed, Sep 26, 2001, 10:19 AM GMT+3 (07:19 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-26 07:19:09 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.570° N, 24.000° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.716 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9135 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.733 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.614 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9112 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.839 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9109 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9094 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.639 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9084 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.81 km W of Georgioupolis, Greece · 9141 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.913 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece · 9142 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.613 km NNE of Anógeia, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.51 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.235 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.347 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9149 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.318 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aptj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.