M3.5 earthquake 62 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 2001, 11:31 AM GMT+3 (08:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 26 km WNW 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-16 08:31:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.780° N, 25.990° 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
- 5
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.716 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9141 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9131 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.664 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.926 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.765 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9100 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.843 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9097 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 3.729 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.714 km W of Sitia, Greece · 9150 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.619 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.632 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9160 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.448 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9170 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ap98. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.