Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece on Wed, Jan 3, 2001, 2:01 AM GMT+2 (00:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km ESE of Vareiá, 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
2001-01-03 00:01:14 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.610° N, 26.180° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9403 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.945 km W of Psará, Greece · 9401 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9401 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9392 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.349 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9392 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9388 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9385 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.347 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 9384 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.254 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.828 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 9376 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.212 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9371 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.343 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9364 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.021 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 9357 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.231 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.116 km WSW of Plomári, Greece · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.66 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9351 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.012 km SE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.113 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.019 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 9348 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.817 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 9346 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9416 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.820 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 9425 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a731. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.