M3.9 earthquake 23 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece on Fri, May 25, 2001, 8:18 AM GMT+3 (05:18 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km N of Agía Marína, Greece. 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
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-25 05:18:23 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.100° N, 26.490° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.11 km S of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.713 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 9244 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.710 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9239 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.924 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 9239 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.814 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9227 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.014 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 9225 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.926 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 9224 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.616 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 9219 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.923 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9213 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afgm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.