M3.1 earthquake 16 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece on Tue, Sep 18, 2001, 12:39 PM GMT+3 (09:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-18 09:39:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.498° N, 26.082° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.015 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9136 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.719 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.626 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.235 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.919 km SSW of Çan, Turkey · 9115 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.914 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9115 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Gömeç, Turkey · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.520 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 9108 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apdb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.