Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 43 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Wed, Dec 19, 2001, 8:04 AM GMT+2 (06:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 49 km NW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Irákleion forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-19 06:04:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.620° N, 26.520° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.735 km W of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.544 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.950 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.952 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.939 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9049 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9046 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.919 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.642 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9023 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9057 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9059 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9063 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auvw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.