Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 42 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Fry, Greece on Wed, Dec 26, 2001, 7:54 PM GMT+2 (17:54 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-26 17:54:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.630° N, 26.540° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.919 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.642 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9023 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.845 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9017 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9046 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.939 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9049 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.843 km W of Émponas, Greece · 9050 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.952 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.950 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.544 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 9051 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.735 km W of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.743 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9057 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9059 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9063 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avb0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.