M3.6 earthquake 12 km N of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km N of Míthymna, Greece on Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 10:40 PM GMT+2 (20:40 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-03 20:40:19 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.480° N, 26.180° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.229 km S of Samothráki, Greece · 9065 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.410 km SSW of Ezine, Turkey · 9050 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.628 km S of Eresós, Greece · 9043 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.537 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 9025 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.425 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9022 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 9018 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atya. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.