Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 14 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 8:56 AM GMT+3 (05:56 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-17 05:56:21 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.640° N, 26.160° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.63 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 9110 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.418 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9110 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.89 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.612 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 9067 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.511 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.64 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.235 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.626 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.423 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.719 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.910 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 9118 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.53 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9139 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9142 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.116 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.931 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar38. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.