M3.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Tue, Aug 14, 2001, 11:03 AM GMT+3 (08:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 31 km SW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-14 08:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.425° N, 26.104° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.224 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9176 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.027 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9174 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.633 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 9156 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.712 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.931 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.116 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9142 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.722 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.931 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9183 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.626 km E of Psará, Greece · 9190 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.534 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9195 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.032 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9206 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amew. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.