Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 26 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 2:10 AM GMT+3 (23:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km NNW of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-20 23:10:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 26.650° 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
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.765 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9100 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.843 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9097 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.845 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9094 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.752 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9085 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9063 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9059 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9057 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.743 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.735 km W of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.843 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9122 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.640 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.664 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.840 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9126 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.871 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9137 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arac. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.